Plex · Duplex or triplex · Trois-Rivières · 2026
The duplex and the triplex in Trois-Rivières in 2026, set against the house: what each door changes to the price, the down payment and the time to sell, with Centris figures, nothing estimated.
In Trois-Rivières in 2026, the median duplex sells for $380,050 ($190,025 per unit) and the triplex for $501,000 ($167,000 per unit), against $410,000 for the single-family house: the duplex costs 7% less than the house, the triplex 22% more. The triplex costs $120,950 more than the duplex (+32%) for one more door, and its door comes 12% cheaper. The duplex makes 55% of plex sales, the triplex 28%; it takes $19,002 of minimum down payment to live in the median duplex and $50,100 for the triplex. The plex sells in 8 days in median, at 99% of asking. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 13, 2026.
The short answer
In Trois-Rivières in 2026, the median duplex sells for $380,050 ($190,025 per unit) and the triplex for $501,000 ($167,000 per unit), against $410,000 for the single-family house: the duplex costs 7% less than the house, the triplex 22% more. The triplex costs $120,950 more than the duplex (+32%) for one more door, and its door comes 12% cheaper. The duplex makes 55% of plex sales, the triplex 28%; it takes $19,002 of minimum down payment to live in the median duplex and $50,100 for the triplex. The plex sells in 8 days in median, at 99% of asking.
Duplex or triplex: the price in 2026
| Trois-Rivières, sales from Jan. to Sept. 2026 | Single-family house | Duplex | Triplex | Quadruplex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | $410,000 | $380,050 | $501,000 | $700,000 |
| Price per unit | $410,000 | $190,025 | $167,000 | $175,000 |
| Gap with the house | -7% | +22% | +71% | |
| Sales (nine months) | 644 | 98 | 51 | 28 |
| Median price in 2016 | $148,000 | $121,250 | $160,000 | $243,500 |
| Ten-year change | +177% | +213% | +213% | +187% |
| Change since 2021 | +82% | +111% | +98% | +167% |
Duplex, triplex and quadruplex types of the Income property category and Single-family category, municipality of Trois-Rivières, Centris (Matrix); 2026 = January to September.
The duplex is the transition purchase, and in Trois-Rivières it even sells for $29,950 less than the median house: a unit that pays part of the mortgage, with no premium on the price. The triplex is the lived-in investment: $120,950 more than the duplex for one more door, and a price per unit 12% lower. The quadruplex pushes the logic further: $700,000, or $175,000 per unit. In ten years, the duplex gained +213%, the triplex +213% and the house +177%. The year-by-year curves are in duplex, triplex and quadruplex prices in Trois-Rivières 2016-2026.
The down payment, and what the lender accepts
- Owner-occupied duplex: insured loan, minimum down payment of 5% up to $500,000 and 10% on the remainder, or $19,002 (5.0%) at the median price in Trois-Rivières; the second unit's rent counts in part toward your borrowing capacity.
- Owner-occupied triplex: 10% minimum, or $50,100 on the median triplex, $31,098 more than for the duplex; owner-occupied quadruplex: $70,000. Insured loan possible under the $1.5 million cap.
- Without living in it: 20% minimum ($76,010 on the duplex, $100,200 on the triplex), and the lender only counts a fraction of the rents.
- First-time buyer: the FHSA, the HBP and the Quebec credit refunding the welcome tax (up to $5,875, first home, since January 1, 2026) apply to a plex you live in; the detail is in first-time home buyer in Trois-Rivières.
Across the 23 cities tracked, the minimum down payment of the owner-occupied triplex exceeds that of the duplex in 23 cities: the 10% rule weighs more than the price gap. In median of cities, $25,000 for the duplex and $56,950 for the triplex. The mortgage insurance premium is added to the loan: to be costed with your mortgage broker.
Where the triplex is the cheapest per door
- Trois-Rivières ranks 11th out of 23 cities for the step from the duplex to the triplex ($120,950, +32%); the median of cities is $133,500 (+28%). It is in line with the cities tracked.
- The triplex's door is cheaper than the duplex's in 21 cities out of 23 ($189,833 against $250,000 in median of cities, -15%); the triplex sells for less than the duplex, in total price, in 3 cities.
- Where the quadruplex is published (19 cities), it offers the cheapest door in 14 cities; the triplex offers it in 9 cities out of 23, the duplex in 0. In Trois-Rivières, the cheapest door is the triplex's ($167,000).
- The duplex costs more than the median house in 12 cities out of 23 (median +3%), the triplex +29%; the triplex rose faster than the duplex over ten years in 9 cities.
Days on market and negotiation
The plex in Trois-Rivières sells in 8 days in median in 2026 (66 days in 2016), as fast as the house (8 days), and at 99% of asking. In other words, be ready to offer within a month, but not at the listed price: 1% of negotiation on a triplex is $5,010. Over the past twelve months, the fastest plex in Trois-Rivières is the one $750,000 to $1M (5 days), the slowest the one $1M and up (55 days). Days on market by price bracket are in plex days on market by price in Trois-Rivières.
The checks specific to a plex
The actual leases and their dates, the history at the Tribunal administratif du logement, the income proven by statements, the number of units matching the assessment roll, the roof, the brick, the foundations, the water entry and the electrical panel: the full checklist is in how to choose a good rental property. The complete file on the plex in Trois-Rivières (prices, volume, inventory, financing) is in investing in a plex in Trois-Rivières in 2026, and the rents of signed leases in rent in Trois-Rivières.
How to read these figures
No new query: the median prices and sales by type (duplex, triplex, quadruplex) already published for Trois-Rivières are set against the single-family house and the plex's days and ratio. 2026 covers January to September. A type is published from five sales a year over nine years or more; a median on 51 triplexes sold in nine months is an indication, not a measurement to the dollar.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a duplex cost in Trois-Rivières in 2026?
$380,050 in median on sales from January to September 2026 (Centris, Matrix), or $190,025 per unit, $29,950 less than the median single-family house ($410,000).
How much does a triplex cost in Trois-Rivières in 2026?
$501,000 in median, or $167,000 per unit; $120,950 more than the duplex, for one more door, on 51 sales in nine months.
What down payment for a duplex or a triplex in Trois-Rivières?
$19,002 for the median duplex and $50,100 for the median triplex if you live in it (5% up to $500,000 then 10% on the duplex, 10% on the triplex, insured loan under the cap); 20% if you do not live in it, or $76,010 and $100,200.
Duplex or triplex in Trois-Rivières, which one to choose?
The duplex if the down payment is the obstacle ($19,002 against $50,100) and you want a single tenant; the triplex if you can put 10% down and want two rents to cover most of the mortgage: in Trois-Rivières, its door costs 12% less than the duplex's. In both cases, you buy the leases, not the median.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, closed sales by type (duplex, triplex, quadruplex) and single-family for the municipality of Trois-Rivières, 2016 to September 2026 (September and October 2026 queries), median days and sold-to-asking ratio of the Income property category; mortgage insurers' financing rules, to be confirmed with your mortgage broker; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team on October 13, 2026, aggregates only. The duplex or triplex in Quebec, 23 cities hub compares the 23 cities.
Our other plex series in Trois-Rivières, from the same Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
House or plex in Trois-Rivières, ten years face to face:
Prices, change, days on market, negotiation, plex-to-house ratio and price per door, on Centris sales.
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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.