Brossard or Chomedey: where to buy in 2026?

Comparison · Brossard vs Chomedey · 2026

Two suburban downtowns, two condo markets that negotiate, a $165,500 gap on the house: here is how to decide between Brossard and Chomedey by profile.

Brossard and Chomedey are Montreal's two suburban downtowns, one in the south with the REM and Quartier DIX30, the other in the north with the Montmorency metro and Carrefour Laval, and both are condo markets with hundreds of units active. Brossard-Saint-Lambert (QPAREB sector 42) sells the median house for $803,000 in the second quarter of 2026 (+2 % year over year, +26 % in five years) in 41 days, and the condo for $404,000 (-3 %) in 50 days with 524 listings; downtown Laval (sector 19: Chomedey, Laval-des-Rapides, Pont-Viau) sells the house for $637,500 (+4 %, +32 %) in 32 days and the condo for $420,000 in 60 days with 397 listings and a buyer's market between $530,000 and $630,000. The choice: $165,500 more for the Brossard house (with Saint-Lambert in the median), the REM and the schools; the house 25 % cheaper and the metro in Chomedey; the condo to negotiate on both sides.

The price: Brossard or Chomedey?

Brossard-Saint-Lambert is $165,500 more expensive for a house ($803,000 vs $637,500), because Saint-Lambert and Brossard's L, P and S sectors pull the median up, and because the REM added a premium; Chomedey sells 1950s to 1970s bungalows and more modest cottages. For condos, the two are even ($404,000 vs $420,000), with a 3 % dip in Brossard where the stock (524) is the South Shore's largest, and a buyer's market in Laval between $530,000 and $630,000. In five years, Chomedey rose more (+32 % vs +26 %).

Days on market and choice

Chomedey sells its houses in 32 days, Brossard-Saint-Lambert in 41; both are seller's markets for houses in every range (Brossard up to $1.2 million and beyond, 7.8 months). For condos, both are slow (50 and 60 days) and well supplied (524 and 397 listings): the condo buyer negotiates on both sides, especially in the large units of Laval's towers (buyer's market between $530,000 and $630,000) and in Brossard's new deliveries near the REM.

Brossard, Saint-Lambert: balance of power by price range

Downtown Laval (Chomedey, Laval-des-Rapides, Pont-Viau): balance of power by price range

The living environment

Brossard has the REM (Brossard, Du Quartier, Panama), Quartier DIX30, Mail Champlain, the Champlain bridge, Parc de la Cité, the Bell Sports Complex, and a diverse, bilingual population, with Saint-Lambert and its station right next door. Chomedey has the Montmorency, De la Concorde and Cartier metros, Centropolis, Carrefour Laval, Place Bell, Collège Montmorency and the Université de Montréal campus, the Centre de la nature at its edge, the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, and an equally diverse population. Both are lived without a car around the REM and the metro, by car elsewhere.

The verdict by profile

• REM downtown in 15 minutes, new condo: Brossard (Quartier sector, Solar).
• Metro on foot, tower condo to negotiate: Chomedey and Laval-des-Rapides.
• Family home under $700,000: Chomedey (bungalows) or Saint-Hubert and Longueuil, next to Brossard.
• Family home with schools, parks, a market that holds up to $1.2 million: Brossard (P, S, L sectors).
• First purchase: Pont-Viau (duplexes, small homes) in Laval, or a resale condo in Brossard under $400,000.
• Condo investor: caution on both sides: 524 and 397 listings, new deliveries and 50- to 60-day delays.

The full guides: living in Brossard and living in Chomedey; the monthly picture is on the South Shore's August 2026 report and Laval's August 2026 report.

Frequently asked questions

Brossard or Chomedey: which is cheaper?

Chomedey, by $165,500 for a house ($637,500 vs $803,000 for Brossard-Saint-Lambert in the second quarter of 2026); for condos, they are even ($420,000 vs $404,000).

Where does the condo negotiate most?

On both sides: 60 days and a buyer's market between $530,000 and $630,000 in downtown Laval; 50 days and 524 listings in Brossard-Saint-Lambert.

Which has the better transit?

They are even: the REM in Brossard (15 to 20 minutes from downtown), the metro in Chomedey (Montmorency, De la Concorde, Cartier).

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.