Buying · La Prairie · QPAREB Q2 2026 figures
A $820,000 median and 39 days to decide: how to buy a house in La Prairie in 2026 without overpaying.
Buying a house in La Prairie in 2026 means buying in an area where the median house sells at $820,000 (4% over one year, 33% over five years) in 39 days, with 162 houses listed and a condominium at $450,000. The budget starts around $550,000 and runs to $1,050,000 depending on the street, the year built and the condition. The method does not change: written pre-approval before the first showing, area chosen on closed sales rather than asking prices, offer documented by the last three comparable sales on the street, pre-purchase inspection and a full read of the certificate of location and the declarations by the seller before conditions come off. The assessment roll value is not a pricing tool.
The QPAREB's Candiac/LaPrairie area sold its median house at $820,000 in the second quarter of 2026 (4% over one year, 33% over five years), in 39 days, with 162 houses actively listed; a condominium there trades at $450,000. The South Shore as a whole sits at $648,500 in 30 days and the North Shore runs at a comparable pace.
| Area (QPAREB, Q2 2026) | House, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candiac/LaPrairie | $820,000 | 4% | 33% | 39 days | 162 |
| South Shore, overall | $648,500 | 2% | 39% | 30 days | 1 |
| Price range | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Under $400,000 | 4.5 months | Seller's market |
| $400,000 to $600,000 | 2.3 months | Seller's market |
| $600,000 to $1,000,000 | 3.5 months | Seller's market |
| $1,000,000 to $1,200,000 | 4.8 months | Seller's market |
| $1,200,000 and up | 7.3 months | Seller's market |
| Purchase price | Minimum down payment | Monthly payment at 4.24%, 30 years (CMHC premium included) | Gross household income required (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $550,000 | $30,000 | $2,646 | $119,000 |
| $650,000 | $40,000 | $3,103 | $139,000 |
| $750,000 | $50,000 | $3,561 | $159,000 |
| $880,000 | $63,000 | $4,157 | $184,000 |
| $1,050,000 | $80,000 | $4,935 | $218,000 |
Assumptions: five-year fixed rate of 4.24%, stress test at 6.24%, down payment of 5% up to $500,000 and 10% on the portion above, CMHC premium added to the loan, municipal and school taxes at 0.9% of the price, heating at $1,800 a year, gross debt service ratio of 39%. Your own file may produce a different result.
Vieux-La Prairie, a classified historic district on the river, sells the stone houses and 18th-century streets: a market of its own, with its heritage constraints. The 1980s to 2000s neighbourhoods, between Boulevard Taschereau and Highway 30, carry the volume at the median. The Grand Boisé sector and the recent developments to the south sell new to families. La Prairie costs less than Candiac right next door for one simple reason: no train station, and bridge access that runs through Route 132 or Highway 15.
The historic district: in Vieux-La Prairie, exterior work is regulated and a renovation can require specific materials and an authorization. Check the building's status before planning anything. Old stone houses: foundations, humidity, insulation. Highway 30 and Boulevard Taschereau noise. And the assessment roll, whose comparative factor enters the welcome tax calculation.
For the neighbourhood, living in La Prairie; to sell before you buy, selling a house in La Prairie.
Roughly $119,000 of gross household income for $550,000, $159,000 for $750,000 and $218,000 for $1,050,000, on a 30-year amortization with the stress test at 6.24%.
At a 39-day median, a house priced at its street's level gets its offers quickly. But the gap between two streets in the same area can exceed $150,000: always document your offer on comparable closed sales, never on other offers and never on the municipal assessment.
Published forecasts (Desjardins, QPAREB, CMHC) point to stable to modestly rising prices in 2027 and a policy rate around 2.75%: waiting does not make the price go down. The right moment is the one where your budget, your pre-approval and your target area are ready. In a seller's market, the buyer who is ready beats the buyer who waits.
Usually nothing. The buyer's broker is paid out of the seller's brokerage contract when the sale closes. A buyer's brokerage contract spells out what happens if the seller does not provide for it, and we explain that before anything is signed. See our guide to real estate commission in Quebec.
The median prices, days on market, active listings and months of inventory quoted here come from the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers, for the second quarter of 2026, by area. The monthly payments come from our own calculation on the assumptions listed above. Market figures move every quarter: the date is on this page so you can tell whether you are reading something current.
Before making an offer in La Prairie, our figures drawn from actual sales:
All four pages are built on listings sold over the last twelve months, not on regional averages. They exist to put a number on an offer rather than guess at one.
Before you sign: Certificate of location in La Prairie: cost, timing and when to redo it
Bungalow or two-storey home in La Prairie:
Single-storey homes make up 34% of sales in La Prairie over ten years; our page gives both price series, the second-floor premium and who the bungalow is for.
What one more bedroom costs in La Prairie:
Three price series (3, 4, 5 or more bedrooms) over ten years, the fourth- and fifth-bedroom premiums, and the size that rose the most in La Prairie.
What one more bedroom costs in a condo in La Prairie:
The median price of 1-, 2- and 3-plus-bedroom condos over ten years, the second- and third-bedroom premiums, and the size that rose the most in La Prairie.
Days on market in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Median days for a house and a condo by year since 2016, the decade's four markets and what today's delay changes when selling in La Prairie.
The number of sales in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Houses, condos and plexes sold per year since 2016, the record year, the high-rate trough and what today's volume changes when selling in La Prairie.
Plex prices in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
The median price of a plex per year since 2016, next to houses and condos, the frenzy, the rate brake and what the plex-to-house ratio tells a buyer in La Prairie.
How many homes are for sale in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Month-end inventory and new listings per year since 2016, the frenzy trough, absorption, months of inventory and why prices doubled in La Prairie.
Sale price relative to asking price in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
At what percentage of asking houses have sold since 2016, the 2021 bidding wars, the return of negotiation and what the gap is worth in dollars in La Prairie.
Houses that do not sell in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Listings expired without a sale per year since 2016, the failure rate against sales, average days next to median days and what today's rate tells a seller in La Prairie.
The average house price in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
The average sale price per year since 2016, next to the median and the asking price, why the average is higher and which of the three prices to use to set yours in La Prairie.
How many dollars of houses sell in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
The total sale prices per year since 2016, next to the number of sales and the average price: whether the rise comes from price or from the number of buyers in La Prairie.
House appreciation in La Prairie by year of purchase:
What a house bought in 2016, 2019, 2021 or 2024 is worth today at the median price, in dollars, in percent and per year, house and condo, and what is left for those who bought at the peak in La Prairie.
From condo to house in La Prairie, the gap to close:
The median price of the house and the condo year by year since 2016, the gap between them, and whether the gain on a condo bought in 2016, 2019, 2021 or 2023 covers the jump in La Prairie.
The La Prairie market in one table:
Price, growth, sales, volume, days on market, inventory, over-asking, unsold, condo and appreciation, each with the city's rank among 50 and ten years of detail in La Prairie.
How much down payment to buy in La Prairie:
The legal minimum on the median house, the 20% that avoids the CMHC premium, the premium at the minimum, what a FHSA and an HBP cover, the condo, and ten years of perspective in La Prairie.
How many condos are for sale in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Condominium inventory at each month-end and new listings per year since 2016, absorption, months of inventory, and the comparison with single-family houses in La Prairie.
When to sell in La Prairie, ten years of sales month by month:
The month with the most home sales, the quietest month, spring versus winter, the best-paying month and when to list to sell at the right time in La Prairie.
Condos that do not sell in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Condo listings expired without a sale per year since 2016, the failure rate against sales, the same rate for houses, and what it tells a condo seller in La Prairie.
When to sell a condo in La Prairie, ten years of sales month by month:
The month with the most condo sales, the quietest month, spring versus winter, the best-paying month, houses alongside and when to list in La Prairie.
How much buyers negotiate a condo in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Sale price as a percentage of asking for condos, year by year since 2016, the ratio on the original price, houses alongside and the dollar gap on the median condo in La Prairie.
What the median house costs a month in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
The monthly payment on the house in the middle every year since 2016 with the Centris price and the 5-year rate actually charged, the share of price and the share of rate, the renewal shock and the income it takes in La Prairie.
What the house really gained in La Prairie, once inflation is removed:
Each year's median price converted to 2026 dollars with the Quebec CPI, the real increase, the years of real decline, the peak in purchasing power and the condo alongside in La Prairie.
What the median condo costs a month in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
The monthly payment on the condo in the middle every year since 2016 with the Centris price and the 5-year rate actually charged, the share of price and the share of rate, the renewal shock and the income it takes in La Prairie.
La Prairie or the city next door: where to buy in 2026, matchup by matchup:
Each matchup puts La Prairie and a neighbouring city side by side over ten years of Centris sales: house and condo prices, gap, days on market, inventory, bidding, unsold listings and monthly payment.
How much is a semi-detached or row house in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
The median price by house type year by year since 2016, the number of sales, the shared-wall discount and how it moved in La Prairie.
How many houses still sell under $500,000 in La Prairie, ten years of perspective:
Sales under $500,000 and under $400,000 year by year since 2016, their share, the tipping year and what is still available under the threshold in La Prairie.
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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.
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