5 units and more · Saguenay · Centris 2016-2026
The median sale price of a building with 5 units or more in Saguenay, year by year since 2016, the price per unit (a ceiling, the type starts at 5), the ten-year increase, beside the duplex, triplex, quadruplex and median plex. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Saguenay, a building with 5 units or more sold for $379,000 at the median in 2022, on 7 sales, against $235,000 in 2018: +61%. Per unit, that is at most $75,800 (price ÷ 5: the type starts at 5 units, so the real per-unit price is equal or lower). Alongside, same year: duplex $101,250 per unit, triplex $74,917 per unit, quadruplex $69,500 per unit. The median plex of all types is worth $229,000: the 5-unit-and-more building costs 1.7 times that price. Rank 9 of 9 cities tracked for price. Thin series: 3 publishable years out of eleven and 33 sales in ten years; read the trend, not one year. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 14, 2026.
The short answer
In Saguenay, a building with 5 units or more sold for $379,000 at the median in 2022, on 7 sales, against $235,000 in 2018: +61%. Per unit, that is at most $75,800 (price ÷ 5: the type starts at 5 units, so the real per-unit price is equal or lower). Alongside, same year: duplex $101,250 per unit, triplex $74,917 per unit, quadruplex $69,500 per unit. The median plex of all types is worth $229,000: the 5-unit-and-more building costs 1.7 times that price. Rank 9 of 9 cities tracked for price. Thin series: 3 publishable years out of eleven and 33 sales in ten years; read the trend, not one year.
Median price of a building with 5 units or more, year by year
| Year | 5 units and more, median price | Sales | Per unit (ceiling) | Median plex, all types | Plex sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | n/a | 2 | n/a | $185,000 | 119 |
| 2017 | n/a | 4 | n/a | $181,500 | 116 |
| 2018 | $235,000 | 5 | $47,000 | $195,000 | 112 |
| 2019 | n/a | 1 | n/a | $175,000 | 151 |
| 2020 | n/a | 1 | n/a | $180,500 | 179 |
| 2021 | $320,000 | 7 | $64,000 | $200,000 | 231 |
| 2022 | $379,000 | 7 | $75,800 | $229,000 | 215 |
| 2023 | n/a | 3 | n/a | $260,000 | 181 |
| 2024 | n/a | 0 | n/a | $275,000 | 205 |
| 2025 | n/a | 2 | n/a | $340,000 | 186 |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) | n/a | 1 | n/a | $372,000 | 131 |
Closed sales on Centris from 2016 to September 2026, Income property category, "Quintuplex" type (5 units and more): 33 sales. A year with fewer than 5 sales is left blank (n/a). Per unit = median price ÷ 5, a ceiling. When a year has few sales, its median swings a lot: read the trend, not a single year.
What ten years of sales say in Saguenay
- Ten years of 5-unit-and-more buildings in Saguenay: +61% between 2018 and 2022 (12.7% a year). Peak $379,000 in 2022, low $235,000 in 2018; no year of decline among publishable years. Across the 9 cities tracked, the median increase is +93%; Saguenay is among the weakest.
- Over the same period, the median plex of all types in Saguenay rose +17% and the median single-family house +39%. The 5-unit-and-more building rose faster than the median plex in 4 of 9 cities and faster than the house in 4.
- Per unit, in 2022: 5 units and more at most $75,800, against duplex $101,250 (-25% for the 5-unit-and-more building), triplex $74,917 (+1% for the 5-unit-and-more building), quadruplex $69,500 (+9% for the 5-unit-and-more building). The cheapest unit is the quadruplex's ($69,500); the 5-unit-and-more building does not win per unit here. Across the cities tracked, its per-unit price sits below the duplex's in 9 of 9 cities, below the quadruplex's in 6 of 9.
- Whole price, the 5-unit-and-more building sells at +66% against the median plex of all types ($229,000 in 2022, series from plex prices in Saguenay) and +56% against the median single-family house ($243,000).
- Sales: 33 buildings with 5 units or more sold in Saguenay since 2016, 1.8% of the 1,826 plexes sold across all types (median of the cities tracked: 2.4%). Busiest year: 2022 (7 sales); 1 sales from January to September 2026.
- Years without a published price (fewer than 5 sales): 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. The type is rare: 2 of 9 cities have a thin series, and 3 do not have enough sales in 2026 for a median.
For whom, and at what price per unit in Saguenay
In Saguenay, the 5-unit-and-more building is one of the cheapest units among the cities tracked: at most $75,800 per unit, against $159,100 at the median of the 9 cities. It is the product of the investor who counts units, not charm: the bank finances it like a commercial building (5 units and more means a commercial loan, with a different down payment and rate than an owner-occupied duplex), and the price is judged on income, not on the street's comparables. For a seller, the buyer is an investor who will run the numbers on rent; for a buyer, it is the cheapest way in town to own several units. With 33 sales in ten years, the 5-unit-and-more market in Saguenay is thin: each building weighs on the median, and a single 12-unit building can move the year. A broker evaluation starts from the building and its leases, not from this median.
How to read these numbers
The Centris "Quintuplex" type groups income properties with 5 units or more listed under that type: a 5-unit and a 12-unit building sit in the same median. The median price is the middle price: half the sales above, half below. The per-unit price is the median price divided by 5: since the type starts at 5 units, it is a ceiling, the real per-unit price of an 8-unit building at the same price is lower. 2026 covers January to September. A year with fewer than 5 sales is not published; when 2026 does not have enough, the last publishable year serves as the reference and is named. Duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes come from our series by plex type in Saguenay, same year as the 5-unit-and-more building.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a building with 5 units or more cost in Saguenay in 2026?
$379,000 at the median for a building with 5 units or more sold in Saguenay in 2022 (7 sales), or at most $75,800 per unit. The duplex sells for $202,500 the same year.
How much per unit for a 5-unit-and-more building in Saguenay?
At most $75,800 per unit (median price ÷ 5). Since the type groups everything with 5 units or more, the real per-unit price is equal or lower. Alongside: duplex $101,250, triplex $74,917, quadruplex $69,500 per unit.
How much did the price rise in ten years?
+61% between 2018 and 2022 in Saguenay ($235,000 to $379,000), against +93% at the median of the 9 cities tracked; the median plex of all types rose +17% over the same period.
How many buildings with 5 units or more sell in Saguenay?
Few: 33 sales in Saguenay since 2016, 1.8% of plex sales. The series is thin: a year's median can hinge on a few buildings.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, query run on the night of October 13 to 14, 2026 for the municipality Saguenay: Income property category, "Quintuplex" property type (5 units and more), median sale price and number of sales by year over ten years; duplex, triplex and quadruplex, same query run on October 8, 2026; median plex and house, query of September 16, 2026; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The five-plex and larger building prices by city hub compares all 9 cities; duplex, triplex and quadruplex prices in Saguenay give the three other types and investing in a plex in Saguenay the investor's full picture.
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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.