Living · Côte-des-Neiges · October 11, 2026
The good reasons to live in Côte-des-Neiges, and the reasons to hesitate, said before the visit rather than after, by a team that sells there.
Living in Côte-des-Neiges, the pros and cons. Pros: Universities, hospitals and the metro on foot, the mountain and Mount Royal Park, and an affordable condo for a first-time buyer. A cosmopolitan, lively neighbourhood with shops on Côte-des-Neiges and Queen-Mary open late. Cons: Dense and noisy on the arteries, with hard parking near the hospitals and the university. Many old rental buildings: the condition of converted condos and pre-1970 buildings must be checked. For those who study or work in the universities and hospitals and want to live within walking distance of their job, the metro and the mountain; for an investor renting to that pool; for families looking for a semi-detached house in Snowdon. Less so for those who want a calm, homogeneous street or easy parking: Côte-des-Neiges is dense, lively and noisy on its arteries.
These are the points buyers report to us after visiting, not flaws on principle: each one weighs differently depending on whether you work downtown or remotely, own one car or two, have children or not. For a specific street, three things get checked on site before offering: the school catchment, the flood zone and the noise at rush hour.
For those who study or work in the universities and hospitals and want to live within walking distance of their job, the metro and the mountain; for an investor renting to that pool; for families looking for a semi-detached house in Snowdon. Less so for those who want a calm, homogeneous street or easy parking: Côte-des-Neiges is dense, lively and noisy on its arteries.
If the pros column weighs more than the cons in your actual week, Côte-des-Neiges is a good choice; if not, our 10 reasons to live in Côte-des-Neiges and our Living in Côte-des-Neiges guide help you decide, and the pros and cons of all 53 neighbourhoods give the alternative next door.
The QPAREB's CDN/CSL sector shows a single-family home at $1,164,500 (+10 % year over year, +20 % in five years) sold in 29 days, one of the island's shortest delays, with 92 active listings; these are mostly the houses of Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead and Snowdon.
The published benchmark is in average selling price of homes in Côte-des-Neiges and home prices in Côte-des-Neiges over ten years; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Côte-des-Neiges and condo for sale in Côte-des-Neiges. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system.
Dense and noisy on the arteries, with hard parking near the hospitals and the university. Many old rental buildings: the condition of converted condos and pre-1970 buildings must be checked.
Universities, hospitals and the metro on foot, the mountain and Mount Royal Park, and an affordable condo for a first-time buyer. A cosmopolitan, lively neighbourhood with shops on Côte-des-Neiges and Queen-Mary open late.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal and the English Montreal School Board; the Université de Montréal, HEC Montréal, Polytechnique and several private colleges are on the territory. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
The QPAREB's CDN/CSL sector shows a single-family home at $1,164,500 (+10 % year over year, +20 % in five years) sold in 29 days, one of the island's shortest delays, with 92 active listings; these are mostly the houses of Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead and Snowdon.
The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team, which sells in Côte-des-Neiges all year, from our neighbourhood guide and from what buyers tell us after the visits; the figures are those published by the APCIQ for the second quarter of 2026. Nothing is added to make it look good, and nothing is hidden to sell.
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.
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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.
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