Buying · Cheap houses · Gatineau · September 17, 2026
No adjectives, sales: the price under which the cheapest quarter of houses in Gatineau sold over the last 12 months, range by range, with the down payment, the payment and the pitfalls of a low-priced house.
As of September 17, 2026, a "cheap" house in Gatineau is defined by real sales: of the 2,503 single-family homes sold on Centris between September 2025 and September 2026, the cheapest quarter closed under $409,000 and the cheapest tenth under $346,000; 518 sales under $400,000 and 1273 under $500,000, 160 above one million. The lowest range with at least 5 sales is $100,000 to $150,000 (median $132,500). The 2026 median (January to August) is $490,000. The median condo in Gatineau is at $303,750 over the same period: often the real entry door when the cheapest quarter of houses is beyond the budget. A house at $409,000 can be financed from $20,450 down (5%), for about $2,190 a month at 4.29%. Source: Centris (Matrix), single-family sales closed between September 2025 and September 2026, compiled September 17, 2026, aggregates only.
"Cheap" means nothing without a benchmark. Ours is the first quartile of real sales: between September 2025 and September 2026, 2,503 single-family homes sold in Gatineau on Centris; the cheapest quarter closed under $409,000, the cheapest tenth under $346,000, and the median from January to August 2026 is $490,000. Under $409,000, you are in the part of the market where houses are the smallest, the oldest or the least well located in town; it is also where competition between first-time buyers is fiercest.
114 sales under $300,000, 518 under $400,000, 1273 under $500,000 and 1817 under $600,000 over 12 months (that is 21% of sales under $400,000 and 51% under $500,000). The lowest range with at least 5 sales is $100,000 to $150,000, median $132,500. 160 houses sold above one million.
| Price range | Sales, 12 months | Median price in the range |
|---|---|---|
| $0,000 to $100,000 | 1 | $80,000 |
| $100,000 to $150,000 | 6 | $132,500 |
| $150,000 to $200,000 | 12 | $185,000 |
| $200,000 to $250,000 | 34 | $222,450 |
| $250,000 to $300,000 | 61 | $275,000 |
| $300,000 to $350,000 | 132 | $323,000 |
| $350,000 to $400,000 | 272 | $378,000 |
| $400,000 to $450,000 | 372 | $425,000 |
| $450,000 to $500,000 | 383 | $474,000 |
| $500,000 to $600,000 | 544 | $539,900 |
| $600,000 to $700,000 | 260 | $640,000 |
| $700,000 to $800,000 | 148 | $746,000 |
| $800,000 to $900,000 | 86 | $845,000 |
| $900,000 to $1000,000 | 32 | $925,000 |
Source: Centris (Matrix), single-family sales closed between September 2025 and September 2026, compiled September 17, 2026, aggregates only; ranges with no sale are not shown, sales above one million are counted in the total but not detailed.
At the first-quartile price, $409,000, an owner-occupant's minimum down payment is $20,450 (5.00%: 5% of the first $500,000 and 10% of the rest, the CMHC rule read September 16, 2026), with an insurance premium of 4.00% added to the loan ($15,542); at the 4.29% 5-year fixed rate posted by Multi-Prêts on September 14, 2026, over 25 years, the payment is about $2,190 a month, and the lender qualifies you at the 6.29% stress-test rate ($2,655 a month), municipal and school taxes, heating and insurance on top. Our pages salary needed to buy in Gatineau, first-time buyer in Gatineau, FHSA and first-home tax credit complete the math; our mortgage calculator gives the payment at today's rate.
The right calculation compares price, commute and taxes: a house $60,000 cheaper 25 minutes further away sometimes costs more over five years. Our hub cheap houses in Quebec, 52 cities ranked puts every city side by side, and home prices in Gatineau gives ten years of medians (18 median days on market in Sep. 2026 at 98% of asking).
A broker from the Loaa & Manseur team (RE/MAX Platine) sets your Centris alert under your ceiling, foreclosures and estates included, pulls the comparable sales on the street before each visit and builds the offer with the right conditions. For the buyer, the service is paid by the seller's commission. Our pages: real estate broker in Gatineau, house for sale in Gatineau, buying a house in Gatineau and foreclosures in Gatineau.
A house that sells under $409,000, the price of the cheapest quarter of the 2,503 single-family homes sold in Gatineau between September 2025 and September 2026 (Centris); under $346,000, you are in the cheapest 10%. The 2026 median is $490,000.
518 over 12 months (that is 21% of sales), and 1273 under $500,000. The lowest range with at least 5 sales goes from $100,000 to $150,000.
$20,450 at minimum (5% of the first $500,000 and 10% of the rest), with the CMHC premium of 4.00% added to the loan; the payment is about $2,190 a month at 4.29% over 25 years, and qualification happens at the 6.29% stress-test rate.
If the low price comes from location or size, yes; if it comes from condition, only with a renovation budget priced before the offer. The inspection, the seller's declaration and the comparable sales on the street make the difference between a bargain and a bad surprise.
To place these prices inside the Gatineau market:
The bottom of the market makes sense against the median price, the negotiation gap and what each feature is worth.
And on the condominium side in Gatineau:
Monthly fees weigh as much on a budget as a rate increase: our city page gives the real median and the breakdown by building age.
The plex, in figures: Plex prices in Gatineau: $256,063 per door, GRM 15.3x
And by type of house in Gatineau:
Single-storey versus two-storey, ten years of median prices from the same Centris listings.
And by number of bedrooms in Gatineau:
Houses with 3, 4 and 5 or more bedrooms, ten years of median prices from the same Centris listings.
And the condo by number of bedrooms in Gatineau:
Condos with 1, 2 and 3 or more bedrooms, ten years of median prices from the same Centris listings.
And how long it takes to sell in Gatineau:
Median days on market for houses and condos, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the number of sales in Gatineau:
Houses, condos and plexes sold per year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And plex prices in Gatineau:
Median plex price per year, next to houses and condos, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the number of homes for sale in Gatineau:
Inventory and new listings per year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And sale price relative to asking in Gatineau:
Bidding wars or negotiation, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the houses that do not sell in Gatineau:
Expired listings and failure rate, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the average house price in Gatineau:
Mean, median and asking price, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the sales volume in Gatineau:
How many dollars change hands each year, and whether price or the number of sales rose, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And house appreciation in Gatineau:
What a house bought in each year since 2016 is worth today, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the jump from condo to house in Gatineau:
The gap between house and condo year by year, and how much of it the condo's gain covers, ten years from the same Centris listings.
All the statistics in Gatineau at a glance:
Twelve 2026 Centris indicators, the city's rank on each, and a link to ten years of detail.
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