Living in Brossard with a family: schools, parks, commutes and prices in 2026

Living · Family · Brossard · October 12, 2026

Schools, parks, commutes, space and price: what Brossard offers a family, and what it has to accept, said before the visit.

Living in Brossard with a family. The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin for the French network and the Riverside School Board for the English one; the nearest hospital is Charles-Le Moyne, in Greenfield Park. Brossard lines up neighbourhood parks in every sector, bike paths that connect the whole South Shore, and the riverfront along Route 132. The REM links Brossard to downtown Montreal from the Brossard, Du Quartier and Panama stations, with park-and-ride lots. Pro: The REM on foot, Quartier DIX30, highways 10, 30 and 15, and the widest house choice on the South Shore. Con: A recent city without an old centre: few mature trees, boulevards and shopping centres rather than a main street. For those who want choice and transit: 320 homes listed in Q2, a new condo within walking distance of the REM, concentrated services. Less so for those seeking century-old streets and mature trees: Brossard is a recent city, and its five-year price increase (+26 %) is the lowest on the South Shore precisely because new supply is abundant.

Brossard for a family: what really matters, schools, parks, commutes, space and price, taken from our neighbourhood guide and from what families tell us after the visits. The figures are those published by the APCIQ for the second quarter of 2026; nothing is embellished.

Schools and services

• The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin for the French network and the Riverside School Board for the English one; the nearest hospital is Charles-Le Moyne, in Greenfield Park.
• Check the exact school catchment of the address before buying: it changes from one street to the next.

The school catchment of a specific address cannot be guessed: it is checked with the school service centre before offering, and subsidized daycare spots are requested early, everywhere in the region.

Parks, leisure and neighbourhood life

• Brossard lines up neighbourhood parks in every sector, bike paths that connect the whole South Shore, and the riverfront along Route 132.
• Mail Champlain and the DIX30 concentrate shops, restaurants and performance venues.

The daily commute

• The REM links Brossard to downtown Montreal from the Brossard, Du Quartier and Panama stations, with park-and-ride lots.
• Highways 10 and 30 cross the territory, and Taschereau Boulevard runs through the city toward Longueuil.

For a family, the commute is measured at rush hour, with the detour by the daycare or the school: do it once on a Tuesday morning before deciding.

The pros and cons, family edition

What works for Brossard

• The REM on foot, Quartier DIX30, highways 10, 30 and 15, and the widest house choice on the South Shore.
• New condos near the REM and family neighbourhoods by letter, with schools in both languages.

What a family has to accept

• A recent city without an old centre: few mature trees, boulevards and shopping centres rather than a main street.
• The Champlain Bridge and highway 10 stay saturated at rush hour for those who do not take the REM.
• The five-year price rise (+26%) is the lowest on the South Shore: abundant new supply holds back appreciation.

Space and price in 2026

For a family that buys, our pages average selling price of homes in Brossard, down payment to buy in Brossard, salary to buy in Brossard and first-time home buyer in Brossard give the benchmarks; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Brossard.

For which family

For those who want choice and transit: 320 homes listed in Q2, a new condo within walking distance of the REM, concentrated services. Less so for those seeking century-old streets and mature trees: Brossard is a recent city, and its five-year price increase (+26 %) is the lowest on the South Shore precisely because new supply is abundant. The detail, pros and cons, is in Living in Brossard: the pros and cons and the comparisons with the neighbouring areas in Brossard Or Longueuil and Brossard Or Saint Lambert. The other areas of the region are ranked in the best neighbourhoods for families, the South Shore.

What to check street by street before buying

• The school catchment of the address, elementary and high school, in both systems where applicable.
• The walking distance to a park and a school, and the presence of a sidewalk and a crossing guard on the way.
• Noise at rush hour: highway, rail line, flight corridor, commercial artery.
• The flood zone and insurability, if the street is near a river or the St. Lawrence.
• The real commute to work and daycare, on a Tuesday morning, not a Sunday.

Frequently asked questions

Written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our Living in Brossard guide and from what families tell us after the visits; no figure is added to those published by the APCIQ. All 53 neighbourhoods are gathered in living with a family in Greater Montreal.

Our proof, not our promises

The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is 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 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

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.