Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse or Blainville: the pros and cons of two neighbouring areas (2026)

Living · Duel · Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse or Blainville · October 11, 2026

Two neighbouring areas, the pros and cons of each side by side, and the con that most often decides between the two.

Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse or Blainville, the pros and cons side by side. Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse: pro, The North Shore one bridge from Laval, a CEGEP, a train station, old downtown Sainte-Thérèse and the Faubourg Boisbriand. Con, House supply is the thinnest on the North Shore (96 listings): little choice and multiple offers. Blainville: pro, Large recent houses in planned neighbourhoods, parks, bike paths, a well-off city and highway 15. Con, No entry price: the affordable house has become rare, and so have condos. For those who want the North Shore one bridge from Laval, with a CEGEP, a station, an old downtown and the Faubourg, in a house under $700,000 or a condo under $400,000; for students and young households in Sainte-Thérèse. For families who want a large recent house in a planned neighbourhood, parks, bike paths and an affluent city, and who have the budget; for those working in Laval or the Laurentians via the 15.

Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse and Blainville are neighbours, and buyers often hesitate between the two. Here are the pros and cons of each, side by side, written by a team that sells in both; the figures are those published by the APCIQ for the second quarter of 2026, and nothing is embellished.

Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse: the pros and cons

The pros of Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse

• The North Shore one bridge from Laval, a CEGEP, a train station, old downtown Sainte-Thérèse and the Faubourg Boisbriand.
• A house under $700,000 or a condo under $400,000, and students and young households who keep the centre alive.
• Getting around. Sainte-Thérèse station, on the exo Saint-Jérôme line, leads to Central Station; exo Laurentides buses reach Montmorency metro via Highway 15 in a few kilometres.

The cons of Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse

• House supply is the thinnest on the North Shore (96 listings): little choice and multiple offers.
• Highways 15, 640 and 13 surround the sector: noise and traffic on the streets along them.
• Few large new houses at moderate prices; the high end gets negotiated and the old stock needs work.

Blainville: the pros and cons

The pros of Blainville

• Large recent houses in planned neighbourhoods, parks, bike paths, a well-off city and highway 15.
• The most expensive house market on the North Shore ($800,000), a sign of demand that holds.
• Getting around. Blainville station, on the exo Saint-Jérôme line, leads to Central Station; exo Laurentides buses reach Montmorency metro.

The cons of Blainville

• No entry price: the affordable house has become rare, and so have condos.
• Little train service: the Blainville train has limited departures and highway 15 is saturated in the morning toward Laval and Montreal.
• A new city without an old village: life is by car between neighbourhoods and shopping centres.

Head to head, criterion by criterion

Our verdict

Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse: For those who want the North Shore one bridge from Laval, with a CEGEP, a station, an old downtown and the Faubourg, in a house under $700,000 or a condo under $400,000; for students and young households in Sainte-Thérèse. Blainville: For families who want a large recent house in a planned neighbourhood, parks, bike paths and an affluent city, and who have the budget; for those working in Laval or the Laurentians via the 15.

The con that most often decides between the two. On one side, house supply is the thinnest on the North Shore (96 listings): little choice and multiple offers. On the other, no entry price: the affordable house has become rare, and so have condos. Whichever of the two you accept more easily names your neighbourhood. The detail of each is in Living in Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse: the pros and cons and Living in Blainville: the pros and cons, and the data duel (price, days on market, inventory) in Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse or Blainville: where to buy in 2026.

What it costs in 2026

The Boisbriand/Sainte-Thérèse sector is the North Shore's thinnest house market: 96 active listings in Q2 2026, a $640,000 median (+5 % year over year, +47 % in five years) and 29 days on market. Blainville is the North Shore's most expensive house market: an $800,000 median in Q2 2026 (+8 % year over year, +42 % in five years), 27 days on market and 270 active listings. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system; our Living in Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse and Living in Blainville guides give the benchmark of each sector.

Frequently asked questions

The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our neighbourhood guides and from what buyers tell us after the visits; no figure is added to those published by the APCIQ. The other neighbouring duels are in pros and cons, neighbourhood against neighbourhood.

Our proof, not our promises

The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.