Living · Duel · Fabreville or Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil · October 11, 2026
Two neighbouring areas, the pros and cons of each side by side, and the con that most often decides between the two.
Fabreville or Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil, the pros and cons side by side. Fabreville: pro, The cheapest house with land in Laval, near highways 13 and 440 and the Rivière des Mille Îles. Con, Functional, with no old village or shopping street: shops are on the boulevards and you get around by car. Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil: pro, An old village on the Rivière des Mille Îles, the Cité-de-la-Santé hospital, two train stations and a price below Sainte-Dorothée and Duvernay. Con, No metro: the Saint-Jérôme train has limited schedules, and downtown Montreal requires the car or train plus metro. For first-time buyers and families who want a house with a lot in Laval under $600,000, near the highways and the river; for investors who renovate bungalows. For families who want an old village, a river, a hospital and two stations, in a 1980s-to-2000s house at a price below Sainte-Dorothée and Duvernay; for health professionals working at the Cité-de-la-Santé.
Fabreville and Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil are neighbours, and buyers often hesitate between the two. Here are the pros and cons of each, side by side, written by a team that sells in both; the figures are those published by the APCIQ for the second quarter of 2026, and nothing is embellished.
| Fabreville | Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil | |
|---|---|---|
| Transit | Fabreville has no station of its own: Sainte-Rose station (exo Saint-Jérôme line) is at the eastern limit, and STL buses reach the Montmorency terminus. | The exo Saint-Jérôme line stops at Sainte-Rose and Vimont stations, with downtown Montreal without a transfer; STL buses reach the Montmorency terminus and the metro. |
| Parks and shops | The Rivière des Mille Îles banks and the Bois de l'Équerre, at the Sainte-Rose limit, are the large spaces; neighbourhood parks, the arena and the pool complete the offer. | The Rivière-des-Mille-Îles park (canoes, trails, islands), the Berge des Baigneurs and the Bois de l'Équerre are the large natural spaces; neighbourhood parks, arenas and pools complete the offer. |
| Schools and services | The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Laval and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. | The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Laval and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. |
| The market in 2026 | Fabreville is Laval's cheapest and fastest house market: a $547,500 median in Q2 2026 (flat year over year, +36 % in five years), 24 days on market, 137 active listings, and a seller's market in every range (1.0 to 4.9 months of inventory). | Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil is Laval's fastest sector: 27 days for a house ($649,500 median in Q2 2026, +4 % year over year, +38 % in five years) and 29 days for a condo ($420,000, +5 %, +45 % in five years), with 234 houses and 61 condos active. |
| Who it is for | For first-time buyers and families who want a house with a lot in Laval under $600,000, near the highways and the river; for investors who renovate bungalows. | For families who want an old village, a river, a hospital and two stations, in a 1980s-to-2000s house at a price below Sainte-Dorothée and Duvernay; for health professionals working at the Cité-de-la-Santé. |
| Not for | Less so for those who want a train on foot, an old village or a recent house: Fabreville is functional, family-oriented and fast, and you must offer quickly. | Less so for those who want the metro or a condo with services: the sector is residential, family-oriented and fast, and you must be ready to offer within 48 hours. |
Fabreville: For first-time buyers and families who want a house with a lot in Laval under $600,000, near the highways and the river; for investors who renovate bungalows. Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil: For families who want an old village, a river, a hospital and two stations, in a 1980s-to-2000s house at a price below Sainte-Dorothée and Duvernay; for health professionals working at the Cité-de-la-Santé.
The con that most often decides between the two. On one side, functional, with no old village or shopping street: shops are on the boulevards and you get around by car. On the other, no metro: the Saint-Jérôme train has limited schedules, and downtown Montreal requires the car or train plus metro. Whichever of the two you accept more easily names your neighbourhood. The detail of each is in Living in Fabreville: the pros and cons and Living in Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil: the pros and cons, and the data duel (price, days on market, inventory) in Fabreville or Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil: where to buy in 2026.
Fabreville is Laval's cheapest and fastest house market: a $547,500 median in Q2 2026 (flat year over year, +36 % in five years), 24 days on market, 137 active listings, and a seller's market in every range (1.0 to 4.9 months of inventory). Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil is Laval's fastest sector: 27 days for a house ($649,500 median in Q2 2026, +4 % year over year, +38 % in five years) and 29 days for a condo ($420,000, +5 %, +45 % in five years), with 234 houses and 61 condos active. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system; our Living in Fabreville and Living in Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil guides give the benchmark of each sector.
The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Laval and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Laval and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
Fabreville has no station of its own: Sainte-Rose station (exo Saint-Jérôme line) is at the eastern limit, and STL buses reach the Montmorency terminus. The exo Saint-Jérôme line stops at Sainte-Rose and Vimont stations, with downtown Montreal without a transfer; STL buses reach the Montmorency terminus and the metro.
Fabreville: Functional, with no old village or shopping street: shops are on the boulevards and you get around by car. Sainte-Rose, Vimont and Auteuil: No metro: the Saint-Jérôme train has limited schedules, and downtown Montreal requires the car or train plus metro.
The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our neighbourhood guides and from what buyers tell us after the visits; no figure is added to those published by the APCIQ. The other neighbouring duels are in pros and cons, neighbourhood against neighbourhood.
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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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