Comparison · Chomedey vs Sainte-Dorothée · 2026
Laval's downtown or its riverfront: here is how to decide between Chomedey and Sainte-Dorothée by budget, transit and profile.
Chomedey (with Laval-des-Rapides and Pont-Viau, Laval's downtown) and Sainte-Dorothée (with Laval-Ouest and Laval-sur-le-Lac) are neighbours in western Laval and opposites: Chomedey is the metro, Carrefour Laval, condo towers and bungalows on straight streets, a $637,500 median for the single-family home in the second quarter of 2026 (+4 % year over year), 32 days, 397 condos active; Sainte-Dorothée is the Rivière des Prairies, large lots, the golf village and the commuter train, $775,500 (+4 %), 48 days, almost no condos. The choice: $138,000 more for space and the river in Sainte-Dorothée; the metro, the services and the condo in Chomedey.
Sainte-Dorothée is $138,000 more expensive in median ($775,500 vs $637,500) because its lots are large, its waterfront homes and Laval-sur-le-Lac pull prices up, and its housing stock is newer (1980s to 2010). Chomedey offers 1950s to 1970s bungalows on decent lots, the duplexes of Pont-Viau and above all the tower condos of Laval-des-Rapides ($420,000 median, 397 active). The Sainte-Dorothée condo ($540,000, +22 % on few sales) is rare and expensive.
| Segment (QPAREB, Q2 2026) | Median price | 1 year | 5 years | Days | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family, Downtown Laval (Chomedey, Laval-des-Rapides, Pont-Viau) | $637,500 | 4% | 32 % | 32 days | 174 |
| Condo, Downtown Laval (Chomedey, Laval-des-Rapides, Pont-Viau) | $420,000 | 0% | 31 % | 60 days | 397 |
| Single-family, Sainte-Dorothée | $775,500 | 4% | 31 % | 48 days | 111 |
| Condo, Sainte-Dorothée | $540,000 | 22 % | 46 % | 93 days | 46 |
Chomedey sells its houses in 32 days and its condos in 60, Laval's longest, with a buyer's market between $530,000 and $630,000 in the towers. Sainte-Dorothée sells its houses in 48 days, Laval's longest for single-family homes, with a buyer's market above $1.12 million. In both cases, the buyer of a common product (Chomedey bungalow, Samson family home) has to be fast; the buyer of a large condo or a waterfront home has time.
| Price range (condo, 12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| < 210K | 1.7 months | Seller |
| 210K - 320K | 3.5 months | Seller |
| 320K - 530K | 5.0 months | Seller |
| 530K - 630K | 10.1 months | Buyer |
| >= 630K | 8.3 months | Balanced |
| Price range (single-family, 12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| 370K - 560K | 1.5 months | Seller |
| 560K - 930K | 4.1 months | Seller |
| 930K - 1 120K | 7.5 months | Seller |
| >= 1 120K | 10.3 months | Buyer |
Chomedey and Laval-des-Rapides have the metro (Montmorency, De la Concorde, Cartier), Collège Montmorency, the Université de Montréal campus, Place Bell, Centropolis, Carrefour Laval, the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, and a bilingual, multicultural urban life. Sainte-Dorothée has the Rivière des Prairies, the Cageux park, the Laval-sur-le-Lac golf course, the Sainte-Dorothée and Île-Bigras stations, Highway 13 towards the airport, and the calm of large lots; shops are on Samson and Champagne, the hospital in Vimont. Chomedey can be lived without a car; Sainte-Dorothée cannot.
The full guides: living in Chomedey and living in Sainte-Dorothée; the monthly picture in the North Shore report and the Laval report.
Chomedey, by $138,000 on the house median ($637,500 vs $775,500 in the second quarter of 2026), and by far for condos ($420,000 vs $540,000).
Chomedey for houses (32 days vs 48); but its tower condos take 60 days.
Chomedey and Laval-des-Rapides (Montmorency, De la Concorde, Cartier); Sainte-Dorothée has the commuter train (Sainte-Dorothée and Île-Bigras stations).
Also available in French: version française de ce guide.
Published September 6, 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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