Appreciation · 50 cities · Centris 2016-2026
One page per city, same definitions, same source: what a house bought in 2016, 2019, 2021 or 2024 is worth today at the median price, in dollars, in percent and per year, house and condo, and what is left for those who bought at the peak.
Across the 50 cities tracked, a house bought in 2016 at the median price gained +124% at the median of cities ($343,125, +8.4% per year); bought in 2019, +91%; in 2021, +36%; in 2023, +20%; in 2025, +5%. The 2016 price doubled in 43 cities, 41 cities are at their peak in 2026, and 9 cities still have a purchase year underwater (the 2022 or 2025 peak). Condos gained +106% since 2016, less than houses, and beat them in 11 of 49 cities. The strongest gains: Trois-Rivières (+177%), Magog (+175%), Saint-Jérôme (+158%); the weakest: Rouyn-Noranda (+76%), Westmount (+65%), Sept-Îles (+58%); in dollars: Westmount ($897,500), Saint-Lambert ($566,000), Beaconsfield ($517,000). Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 2, 2026.
Median price of a single-family house in 2016 and 2026 (Jan. to Sep.); gain in dollars, in percent and per year for a 2016 purchase; gain for a 2021 purchase; year of the frenzy peak (2020 to 2025) and gain since.
| City | Median 2016 | Median 2026 | Gain | In % | Per year | Bought 2021 | Since the peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois-Rivières | $148,000 | $410,000 | $262,000 | +177% | +10.7% | +82% | 2025: +6% |
| Magog | $218,492 | $600,000 | $381,508 | +175% | +10.6% | +66% | 2025: +13% |
| Saint-Jérôme | $212,338 | $547,500 | $335,162 | +158% | +9.9% | +46% | 2025: +7% |
| Drummondville | $168,500 | $429,900 | $261,400 | +155% | +9.8% | +58% | 2025: +7% |
| Sainte-Thérèse | $258,125 | $650,000 | $391,875 | +152% | +9.7% | +44% | 2025: +14% |
| Victoriaville | $145,000 | $366,000 | $221,000 | +152% | +9.7% | +61% | 2025: +9% |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | $233,000 | $577,000 | $344,000 | +148% | +9.5% | +38% | 2025: +4% |
| Blainville | $308,950 | $760,000 | $451,050 | +146% | +9.4% | +39% | 2025: +6% |
| Granby | $189,000 | $462,543 | $273,543 | +145% | +9.4% | +52% | 2025: +5% |
| Sorel-Tracy | $160,000 | $391,750 | $231,750 | +145% | +9.4% | +63% | 2025: +6% |
| Châteauguay | $213,000 | $520,000 | $307,000 | +144% | +9.3% | +29% | 2025: -1% |
| Sherbrooke | $188,500 | $458,500 | $270,000 | +143% | +9.3% | +61% | 2025: +6% |
| Mascouche | $255,000 | $615,000 | $360,000 | +141% | +9.2% | +39% | 2025: +6% |
| Mirabel | $270,000 | $650,000 | $380,000 | +141% | +9.2% | +44% | 2025: +5% |
| Beloeil | $262,000 | $630,000 | $368,000 | +140% | +9.2% | +40% | 2025: +4% |
| Joliette | $197,000 | $460,000 | $263,000 | +134% | +8.9% | +48% | 2025: +7% |
| L'Île-Perrot | $239,950 | $561,500 | $321,550 | +134% | +8.9% | +21% | 2025: +3% |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | $350,000 | $819,500 | $469,500 | +134% | +8.9% | +34% | 2025: -1% |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | $218,000 | $507,500 | $289,500 | +133% | +8.8% | +47% | 2025: +6% |
| Chambly | $297,400 | $689,000 | $391,600 | +132% | +8.8% | +35% | 2025: +9% |
| Terrebonne | $260,000 | $599,000 | $339,000 | +130% | +8.7% | +36% | 2025: +3% |
| La Prairie | $323,800 | $740,000 | $416,200 | +129% | +8.6% | +30% | 2025: +3% |
| Repentigny | $258,400 | $588,000 | $329,600 | +128% | +8.6% | +31% | 2025: +3% |
| Boisbriand | $278,250 | $630,000 | $351,750 | +126% | +8.5% | +40% | 2025: +4% |
| Varennes | $281,000 | $631,000 | $350,000 | +125% | +8.4% | +29% | 2025: -7% |
| Longueuil | $269,750 | $602,000 | $332,250 | +123% | +8.4% | +24% | 2025: +3% |
| Rosemère | $379,450 | $845,000 | $465,550 | +123% | +8.3% | +37% | 2025: +1% |
| Saint-Constant | $277,750 | $620,000 | $342,250 | +123% | +8.4% | +28% | 2025: +3% |
| Boucherville | $364,450 | $810,000 | $445,550 | +122% | +8.3% | +32% | 2025: +9% |
| Rimouski | $179,000 | $395,000 | $216,000 | +121% | +8.2% | +61% | 2025: +8% |
| Dorval | $324,000 | $712,500 | $388,500 | +120% | +8.2% | +16% | 2025: -1% |
| Sainte-Julie | $309,500 | $667,400 | $357,900 | +116% | +8.0% | +31% | 2025: +5% |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | $280,000 | $605,000 | $325,000 | +116% | +8.0% | +16% | 2025: +3% |
| Saguenay | $170,750 | $366,000 | $195,250 | +114% | +7.9% | +70% | 2025: +8% |
| Gatineau | $230,000 | $490,000 | $260,000 | +113% | +7.9% | +24% | 2025: +0% |
| Brossard | $348,000 | $734,200 | $386,200 | +111% | +7.8% | +15% | 2025: +5% |
| Laval | $300,000 | $630,000 | $330,000 | +110% | +7.7% | +27% | 2025: +5% |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux | $385,000 | $792,500 | $407,500 | +106% | +7.5% | +14% | 2025: +3% |
| Candiac | $425,000 | $866,000 | $441,000 | +104% | +7.4% | +27% | 2025: +2% |
| Saint-Lambert | $554,000 | $1,120,000 | $566,000 | +102% | +7.3% | +13% | 2025: -11% |
| Beaconsfield | $514,000 | $1,031,000 | $517,000 | +101% | +7.2% | +12% | 2022: +5% |
| Kirkland | $477,000 | $955,000 | $478,000 | +100% | +7.2% | +12% | 2022: -1% |
| Montreal | $380,000 | $755,000 | $375,000 | +99% | +7.1% | +19% | 2025: +5% |
| Pointe-Claire | $375,000 | $745,500 | $370,500 | +99% | +7.1% | +9% | 2025: -2% |
| Quebec City | $250,000 | $480,000 | $230,000 | +92% | +6.7% | +55% | 2025: +7% |
| Val-d'Or | $215,500 | $400,000 | $184,500 | +86% | +6.4% | +45% | 2025: +3% |
| Lévis | $239,000 | $440,000 | $201,000 | +84% | +6.3% | +54% | 2025: +5% |
| Rouyn-Noranda | $210,000 | $370,000 | $160,000 | +76% | +5.8% | +42% | 2025: +10% |
| Westmount | $1,375,000 | $2,272,500 | $897,500 | +65% | +5.2% | +14% | 2022: -5% |
| Sept-Îles | $174,000 | $275,000 | $101,000 | +58% | +4.7% | +43% | 2025: -1% |
Whoever bought before the pandemic saw their house more than double in most cities: +124% at the median for 2016, +91% for 2019, and the 2016 price doubled in 43 of 50 cities. The strongest rises are in the cities that were affordable in 2016: Trois-Rivières (+177%), Magog (+175%), Saint-Jérôme (+158%); the weakest, in cities already expensive or remote: Rouyn-Noranda (+76%), Westmount (+65%), Sept-Îles (+58%). In dollars, the order flips: Westmount ($897,500), Saint-Lambert ($566,000), Beaconsfield ($517,000). Whoever bought at the 2021-2022 peak is back in the black almost everywhere, but barely: +5% at the median since the peak, and 9 cities still have a purchase year underwater"+(f" (Saint-Lambert (2025: -11%), Varennes (2025: -7%), Westmount (2022: -5%), Pointe-Claire (2025: -2%))" if under else '')+f". Condos followed, one step behind: +106% since 2016 against +124% for houses.
Each gain compares the median price of single-family houses sold in the year of purchase with the median price of 2026 (Jan. to Sep.), Centris (Matrix) data, whole municipality. It is the gain of the median house, not of a specific house: renovations, sector and condition change the actual gain. "Per year" is the compound rate over the number of years between purchase and 2026, partial year counted as a full one. Gains are gross: before selling costs, renovations and, outside a principal residence, capital gains tax. The full series are in home prices by city.
All series come from the Statistics module of Centris (Matrix), queried on September 16, 2026 with the same parameters for the 50 cities: Single-family and Condominium categories, whole municipality (boroughs or sectors combined for Montreal, Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil, Gatineau, Lévis, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Terrebonne, Repentigny), median sale price by year over ten years. Only aggregates are published. Appreciation against inflation over twenty years is in real estate versus inflation; the average price by city, in average price by city.
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