Living in Montreal · Dollard-des-Ormeaux · 2026 neighbourhood guide
The west's family suburb par excellence: what DDO offers, what it costs, and who it is for.
Dollard-des-Ormeaux (DDO) is the West Island's big family suburb: curving streets of 1960s-to-1990s bungalows, split-levels and cottages, Centennial Park and its lake, the Civic Centre with its library and arenas, and one of the west's most multicultural populations (Jewish, South Asian, Filipino, Lebanese, Chinese communities). In the QPAREB's West Island North sector, the single-family home sold for $760,000 in Q2 2026 (+1 % year over year, +22 % in five years) in 42 days, with 502 active listings, the island's best-supplied house market; the condo for $418,500 (+2 %) in 57 days. Seller's market below $1.11 million. Boulevard des Sources and boulevard Saint-Jean link it to Highway 40, Fairview and the stations.
Dollard-des-Ormeaux was built in one go between 1960 and 1990 as the west's family suburb: curving streets and cul-de-sacs, brick bungalows, split-levels and cottages on medium lots, parks in every neighbourhood, and Centennial Park at the centre, with its lake, trails and sledding hills. The Civic Centre (town hall, library, arenas, pool) is the heart of the town. Boulevards des Sources, Saint-Jean, Brunswick and de Salaberry structure the town and concentrate the shops. DDO is bilingual with an anglophone majority and one of the island's most multicultural towns; its community life (cultural centres, synagogues, temples, associations) is dense.
Central DDO, around Centennial Park and the Civic Centre, is the most sought-after: 1970s and 1980s cottages, quiet streets, at or above the sector median. The west, toward Kirkland and boulevard Saint-Charles, lines up the newer and larger houses. The east, toward boulevard des Sources and Pierrefonds, offers the most accessible original bungalows and the condos. The south, along Highway 40 and boulevard Brunswick, is commercial and industrial. The good deals of 2026: the east's original bungalows to renovate and houses above $1.11 million, where the market belongs to the buyer.
DDO has neither station nor metro of its own: buses on boulevards des Sources, Saint-Jean and de Salaberry lead to the Fairview terminus and to the exo stations of Pointe-Claire (Vaudreuil-Hudson line) and Roxboro-Pierrefonds (REM, Deux-Montagnes branch, opened in the fall of 2025). The REM's Anse-à-l'Orme branch (Des Sources, Fairview–Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Anse-à-l'Orme stations) is under construction; opening dates depend on CDPQ Infra. Highway 40 borders the town to the south; boulevard des Sources and boulevard Saint-Jean cross the West Island toward Highway 20 and the lake.
Centennial Park (lake, trails, sledding) is the town's great park; neighbourhood parks, the Civic Centre (pool, arenas, library) and the community centre complete the offer. Shops are on boulevards des Sources, Saint-Jean, Brunswick and de Salaberry, with neighbourhood shopping centres; Fairview Pointe-Claire is next door.
The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. Pearson School Board, with high schools in both networks. The Lakeshore General Hospital (Pointe-Claire) is the sector's hospital; the Pierrefonds CLSC serves the north. Library, pool, arenas and community centre at the Civic Centre.
The QPAREB's West Island North sector (DDO, Kirkland, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, L'Île-Bizard) is the island's best-supplied house market: 502 active listings, a $760,000 median in Q2 2026 (+1 % year over year, +22 % in five years), 42 days on market. The market belongs to the seller up to $1.11 million (2.4 to 5.7 months of inventory) and to the buyer above (10.5 months). The condo ($418,500, +2 %, +27 % in five years) sells in 57 days with 196 listings. In DDO, the 1970s and 1980s family cottage is the typical product, at the median.
| APCIQ sector, Q2 2026 | Single-family, median | 1 year | 12 months | 5 years | Days | Condo, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouest-de-l'Île-Nord | $760,000 | 1% | $740,000 | 22 % | 42 | $418,500 | 2% | 27 % | 57 |
| Island of Montreal, all | $834,250 | 4% | $810,000 | 21 % | 41 | $483,000 | 0% | 19 % | 54 |
The balance of power by price range (four months of inventory separates a seller's market from a balanced one; beyond eight, the buyer leads):
| Price range (single-family, 12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| < 370K | 4.6 months | Seller |
| 370K - 550K | 2.4 months | Seller |
| 550K - 920K | 3.9 months | Seller |
| 920K - 1 110K | 5.7 months | Seller |
| >= 1 110K | 10.5 months | Buyer |
In August 2026 the island of Montreal sold single-family homes for $820,000 (+2 %) in 57 days and condos for $475,000, with record listings downtown; the monthly picture is in the island's August 2026 report and the Montreal condo market.
For families who want a suburban house with a lot, parks, schools in both networks and an active multicultural community, at a price below Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield. Less so for those who want the waterfront, an old village or a train on foot: DDO is lived by car and bus, between the boulevards.
See real estate broker in Dollard-des-Ormeaux and living in Pierrefonds-Roxboro, the neighbour to the north.
The sector's median condo was $418,500 in Q2 2026 (2% year over year, 27 % in five years), sold in 57 days according to the APCIQ. The actual price depends on the building, the floor and the condition.
The median single-family home was $760,000 in Q2 2026 (1% year over year), in 42 days. Plexes (2 to 5 units) make up a large share of the housing stock; their price is documented on closed sales on the street, not on a borough average.
It is the west's reference family suburb: parks, Civic Centre, schools in both networks, quiet streets, multicultural community. The price ($760,000 median in the sector) and the mandatory car are the trade-offs.
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Published September 6, 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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