Small or large lot · 50 cities · 2016-2026
One page per city, same Centris query: the median price of houses on small lots and on large lots every year since 2016, the number of sales and the lot premium.
Across the 50 cities tracked, the house on a large lot (10,000 sq. ft. and up) went from $313,500 in 2016 to $732,250 in 2026 (Jan. to Sept.) (+122%), the house on a small lot (under 5,000 sq. ft.) from $226,000 to $552,525 (+128%), all houses +124%. The large-lot premium is 42% in median in 2026 ($191,375 gap) against 42% in 2016; it grew in 26 cities out of 50 and the large lot rose faster than the small one in 26; in 0 cities, the small lot costs more than the large one. In 2026, 24% of sales are on under 5,000 sq. ft. and 16% on 10,000 sq. ft. and up in median. Strongest premium: Westmount (257%), Candiac (181%), Blainville (126%); weakest: Terrebonne (13%), Mascouche (8%), Saint-Constant (0%). Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 10, 2026.
Median 2026 price (January to September) of houses on under 5,000 sq. ft. and on 10,000 sq. ft. and up (n/a when the class sells too rarely); large-lot premium in 2026 and in 2016; median house all lots; share of sales on large lots in 2026.
| City | Small lot 2026 | Large lot 2026 | Premium 2026 | Premium 2016 | All houses | Large-lot share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | $2,100,000 | $7,500,000 | 257% | 126% | $2,272,500 | 2% |
| Candiac | $587,500 | $1,650,000 | 181% | 174% | $866,000 | 11% |
| Blainville | $567,500 | $1,280,000 | 126% | 123% | $760,000 | 21% |
| Boucherville | $612,000 | $1,300,000 | 112% | 129% | $810,000 | 16% |
| Brossard | $650,000 | $1,375,000 | 112% | 129% | $734,200 | 5% |
| Kirkland | $710,750 | $1,417,500 | 99% | 117% | $955,000 | 8% |
| Beaconsfield | $650,000 | $1,275,000 | 96% | 77% | $1,031,000 | 35% |
| Saint-Lambert | $970,000 | $1,851,000 | 91% | 89% | $1,120,000 | 9% |
| Chambly | $607,500 | $1,150,000 | 89% | 19% | $689,000 | 10% |
| Pointe-Claire | $680,500 | $1,255,000 | 84% | 73% | $745,500 | 9% |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | $539,000 | $935,500 | 74% | 102% | $819,500 | 22% |
| Varennes | $554,050 | $916,000 | 65% | 68% | $631,000 | 10% |
| Sorel-Tracy | $344,500 | $535,000 | 55% | 54% | $391,750 | 16% |
| Montreal | $750,000 | $1,158,335 | 54% | 60% | $755,000 | 4% |
| Sainte-Thérèse | $532,500 | $818,950 | 54% | 39% | $650,000 | 19% |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux | $745,000 | $1,142,500 | 53% | 65% | $792,500 | 3% |
| Sept-Îles | $230,000 | $347,500 | 51% | 62% | $275,000 | 19% |
| Laval | $595,000 | $890,000 | 50% | 54% | $630,000 | 5% |
| Sainte-Julie | $630,000 | $925,000 | 47% | 30% | $667,400 | 13% |
| Sherbrooke | $406,750 | $599,000 | 47% | 47% | $458,500 | 29% |
| Repentigny | $540,000 | $775,000 | 44% | 53% | $588,000 | 7% |
| Dorval | $637,750 | $912,000 | 43% | 33% | $712,500 | 5% |
| Rimouski | $334,000 | $477,500 | 43% | 21% | $395,000 | 28% |
| Val-d'Or | $315,000 | $450,000 | 43% | 39% | $400,000 | 35% |
| Victoriaville | $323,500 | $461,250 | 43% | 31% | $366,000 | 29% |
| Gatineau | $450,000 | $632,500 | 41% | 54% | $490,000 | 11% |
| Boisbriand | $555,500 | $780,000 | 40% | 73% | $630,000 | 3% |
| Joliette | $370,000 | $518,000 | 40% | 49% | $460,000 | 15% |
| L'Île-Perrot | $515,350 | $719,500 | 40% | 97% | $561,500 | 16% |
| Lévis | $390,000 | $545,000 | 40% | 34% | $440,000 | 18% |
| Magog | $489,500 | $686,111 | 40% | 25% | $600,000 | 74% |
| Saguenay | $314,500 | $439,000 | 40% | 27% | $366,000 | 26% |
| Trois-Rivières | $346,500 | $480,000 | 39% | 25% | $410,000 | 23% |
| Mirabel | $569,950 | $782,500 | 37% | 49% | $650,000 | 25% |
| Granby | $425,000 | $572,000 | 35% | 35% | $462,543 | 34% |
| Rosemère | $635,000 | $859,400 | 35% | 48% | $845,000 | 48% |
| Saint-Jérôme | $500,000 | $660,000 | 32% | 26% | $547,500 | 29% |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | $579,500 | $755,000 | 30% | 27% | $605,000 | 12% |
| Drummondville | $382,500 | $486,000 | 27% | 24% | $429,900 | 23% |
| Quebec City | $435,000 | $552,500 | 27% | 22% | $480,000 | 12% |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | $500,000 | $620,000 | 24% | 20% | $577,000 | 21% |
| Rouyn-Noranda | $324,000 | $392,000 | 21% | 20% | $370,000 | 50% |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | $460,000 | $557,000 | 21% | 18% | $507,500 | 16% |
| Beloeil | $632,500 | $745,000 | 18% | 21% | $630,000 | 9% |
| Châteauguay | $485,000 | $570,500 | 18% | 24% | $520,000 | 6% |
| Longueuil | $599,900 | $710,000 | 18% | 44% | $602,000 | 2% |
| La Prairie | $670,500 | $770,000 | 15% | 20% | $740,000 | 8% |
| Terrebonne | $551,000 | $620,000 | 13% | 13% | $599,000 | 21% |
| Mascouche | $611,750 | $661,000 | 8% | 25% | $615,000 | 25% |
| Saint-Constant | $625,000 | $625,000 | 0% | -17% | $620,000 | 12% |
The lot is paid for, but not the same everywhere. In median across the 50 cities, the house on 10,000 sq. ft. and up is worth 42% more than the house on under 5,000 sq. ft., a $191,375 gap in 2026, and that premium grew in 26 cities out of 50 since 2016: in the cities where land became scarce, the large lot is the part of the house that rose the most. But in 0 cities, the small lot costs more than the large one, because small lots there carry the newest or best-located houses, and large lots are on the outskirts or under older houses. The lesson for a seller is twofold: a large lot is an argument where the premium exists, and it is proven by the area on the certificate of location; a small lot is not a handicap where the market pays for the house and the neighbourhood. For a buyer, the table says where a large lot comes without a premium, and where it costs the equivalent of a second down payment.
The area is the one declared in the Centris listing, in square feet; lots of 5,000 to 10,000 sq. ft., the bulk of the suburban stock, are in 'all houses' but in neither class. The premium compares the year's medians without adjusting for the age or size of the houses: part of the lot premium is that of the house it carries. A class is published only if it has at least 5 sales in 9 years out of 11. 2026 counts January to September.
Statistics module of Centris (Matrix), October 9 and 10, 2026 queries, two queries per city (lot area 0 to 5,000 sq. ft., then 10,000 sq. ft. and up), median sale price and number of sales by year over ten years; all houses, September 16, 2026 query. Only aggregates are published. The price of lots sold on their own, by region, is in land prices by region and city; the price by number of bedrooms, in prices by number of bedrooms.
Because the lot is the part of the house that cannot be built. When prices rise, construction costs rise with inflation, but a well-located lot rises with scarcity: there are no more 10,000 sq. ft. lots for sale in the first ring. In the cities where the stock was built on large lots in the 1960s and 1970s, the large lot is also the chance to subdivide or extend, and buyers pay for that. Where large lots are far from services, the premium stays low: the market pays for distance before area.
We publish the 50 cities of our price series; a lot class appears only where it sells enough for a median. A broker from the team can pull the same statistic for any municipality or borough, with other area thresholds.
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