House or plex · 23 cities · 2016-2026
One page per city, same Centris queries: the house and the plex year by year since 2016, the change, days on market, negotiation, the ratio between the two and the price of the door.
Across the 23 cities tracked, the median single-family house sold for $462,543 from January to September 2026 in median of cities and the median plex for $600,000: the plex is worth 1.20 times the house, against 1.26 times in 2016, and the ratio fell in 15 cities. In ten years, the house gained +133% and the plex +116% in median of cities; the plex rose faster in only 8 cities, but since 2021 it is catching up (+56% against +47%). The house sells in 11 days in median of cities and the plex in 13; the plex is slower in 16 cities, and it is negotiated more than the house in 15 (98% of asking against 99%). The duplex's door ($250,000 in median) is below the house price in 23 cities out of 23. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 13, 2026.
Median price of the house and the plex in 2026 (January to September); plex-to-house ratio in 2026 (2016 in brackets); ten-year change of the house and the plex; median days on market; sold price over asking price; price per unit of the median duplex.
| City | House 2026 | Plex 2026 | Plex ÷ house (2016) | Ten years: house / plex | Days: house / plex | Sold / asking: house / plex | Duplex door |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | $630,000 | $930,000 | 1.48 (1.52) | +110% / +104% | 14 / 26 | 99% / 98% | $385,000 |
| Longueuil | $602,000 | $880,000 | 1.46 (1.51) | +123% / +116% | 11 / 17 | 99% / 98% | $348,125 |
| Mirabel | $650,000 | $882,500 | 1.36 (1.43) | +141% / +129% | 19 / 26 | 99% / 99% | $345,000 |
| Terrebonne | $599,000 | $800,000 | 1.34 (1.40) | +130% / +120% | 10 / 15 | 100% / 99% | $321,450 |
| Sherbrooke | $458,500 | $600,000 | 1.31 (1.29) | +143% / +147% | 9 / 23 | 100% / 98% | $230,000 |
| Gatineau | $490,000 | $617,750 | 1.26 (1.22) | +113% / +121% | 13 / 14 | 99% / 98% | $262,500 |
| Sainte-Thérèse | $650,000 | $815,000 | 1.25 (1.51) | +152% / +109% | 12 / 11 | 99% / 98% | $338,500 |
| Quebec City | $480,000 | $600,000 | 1.25 (1.32) | +92% / +81% | 5 / 6 | 103% / 100% | $271,500 |
| Drummondville | $429,900 | $530,000 | 1.23 (1.04) | +155% / +203% | 18 / 10 | 99% / 98% | $214,975 |
| Montreal | $755,000 | $930,000 | 1.23 (1.33) | +99% / +83% | 20 / 26 | 98% / 97% | $420,000 |
| Saint-Jérôme | $547,500 | $670,000 | 1.22 (1.30) | +158% / +143% | 13 / 22 | 99% / 98% | $275,000 |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | $577,000 | $690,000 | 1.20 (1.29) | +148% / +130% | 16 / 18 | 99% / 98% | $278,000 |
| Granby | $462,543 | $549,000 | 1.19 (1.42) | +145% / +104% | 13 / 13 | 99% / 99% | $250,000 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | $507,500 | $603,000 | 1.19 (1.11) | +133% / +148% | 9 / 13 | 99% / 98% | $272,500 |
| Joliette | $460,000 | $530,000 | 1.15 (1.26) | +134% / +114% | 8 / 9 | 99% / 98% | $224,838 |
| Lévis | $440,000 | $499,500 | 1.14 (1.06) | +84% / +98% | 6 / 11 | 100% / 99% | $226,250 |
| Trois-Rivières | $410,000 | $462,500 | 1.13 (1.08) | +177% / +189% | 8 / 8 | 99% / 99% | $190,025 |
| Rouyn-Noranda | $370,000 | $405,000 | 1.09 (1.10) | +76% / +76% | 11 / 13 | 99% / 100% | $179,250 |
| Victoriaville | $366,000 | $398,750 | 1.09 (1.12) | +152% / +146% | 19 / 20 | 98% / 98% | $158,750 |
| Val-d'Or | $400,000 | $428,000 | 1.07 (1.04) | +86% / +90% | 11 / 17 | 98% / 98% | $213,000 |
| Sorel-Tracy | $391,750 | $415,000 | 1.06 (0.89) | +145% / +190% | 17 / 11 | 99% / 99% | $172,500 |
| Saguenay | $366,000 | $372,000 | 1.02 (1.08) | +114% / +101% | 8 / 8 | 99% / 99% | $180,625 |
| Rimouski | $395,000 | $390,000 | 0.99 (1.11) | +121% / +96% | 7 / 7 | 100% / 99% | $174,500 |
The plex costs more than the house almost everywhere (22 cities out of 23 in 2026), but the gap is closing: 1.20 times the house in median of cities against 1.26 in 2016, and the ratio fell in 15 cities. The reason is simple: the house gained +133% in ten years and the plex +116%, because the house is paid for with the buyer's emotion and salary, and the plex with rents that the Tribunal administratif du logement regulates. The plex rose faster than the house in only 8 cities; since 2021, it is catching up (+56% against +47%). On timing, the house wins: 11 days against 13 for the plex in median of cities, and the plex is slower in 16 cities. On negotiation too: the plex sells below asking in 21 cities, the house in 18, and bidding wars touched the house at least one year in 14 cities against 0 for the plex. What the plex keeps is the door: $250,000 per unit for the median duplex, below the house in 23 cities out of 23. For a family, the house is the liquid and contested product; for an investor, the plex is the negotiable product at wholesale price. Prices alone are in home prices by city and plex prices by city; the investment file by city in investing in a plex in Quebec in 2026, and the duplex against the triplex in duplex or triplex in Quebec in 2026.
The median price is that of the middle sale, Centris Single-family and Income property (duplex, triplex, quadruplex and up) categories; 2026 covers January to September. Days on market is the number of days between listing and the accepted offer, in median; the ratio compares the sold price with the last asking price. The price per unit divides the duplex median by two.
No new query: the house and plex series already published (prices, days, ratio, types) are set face to face city by city. Only aggregates are published. The cities tracked are those where at least 20 plexes sell a year since 2016.
Because its price is held by its rents: a plex buyer calculates what the building brings in before offering, and the rents of leases in place rise more slowly than house prices. The house, for its part, is paid for with the buyer's salary and desire, and the scarcity of 2021 drove bidding wars. Since 2021, the gap has been narrowing in most cities.
We publish the cities where at least 20 plexes sell a year. A broker from the team can pull the same comparison for any municipality or borough.
Our other data series, all built from Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from actual sales or leases, city by city, aggregates only.
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