Living · Family · Lachine · October 12, 2026
Schools, parks, commutes, space and price: what Lachine offers a family, and what it has to accept, said before the visit.
Living in Lachine with a family. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. Parc René-Lévesque, the canal promenade, the marina and Parc Monk, on the lake, form one of the island's finest waterfronts; Parc Kirkland and Parc Duff-Court complete the sports offer, with the arenas and the pool. The Lachine station of the exo Vaudreuil-Hudson line leads to Central Station; the du Canal station, in Saint-Pierre, serves the same line. Pro: Lake Saint-Louis, the canal, an old village with its market, the commuter train and a price below Dorval and Pointe-Claire. Con: No metro: the Lachine train has few departures, and downtown requires a car or a long bus ride. For those who want the lake, an old village and a commuter train, at a price below Dorval or Pointe-Claire; for families working at the airport, in the industrial park or in the west. Less so for those who want the metro on foot or dense urban life: Lachine is a quiet waterfront, not a central neighbourhood.
Lachine 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.
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.
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 QPAREB's Lachine/LaSalle sector shows a single-family home at $730,000 (+1 % year over year, +26 % in five years) sold in 42 days, with only 120 active listings, and a condo at $420,000 (-7 % year over year, +19 % in five years) sold in 53 days with 310 listings. For a family that buys, our pages average selling price of homes in Lachine, down payment to buy in Lachine, salary to buy in Lachine and first-time home buyer in Lachine give the benchmarks; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Lachine.
For those who want the lake, an old village and a commuter train, at a price below Dorval or Pointe-Claire; for families working at the airport, in the industrial park or in the west. Less so for those who want the metro on foot or dense urban life: Lachine is a quiet waterfront, not a central neighbourhood. The detail, pros and cons, is in Living in Lachine: the pros and cons and the comparisons with the neighbouring areas in Lasalle Or Lachine and Lachine Or Dorval. The other areas of the region are ranked in the best neighbourhoods for families, Montreal.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. Parc René-Lévesque, the canal promenade, the marina and Parc Monk, on the lake, form one of the island's finest waterfronts; Parc Kirkland and Parc Duff-Court complete the sports offer, with the arenas and the pool. For those who want the lake, an old village and a commuter train, at a price below Dorval or Pointe-Claire; for families working at the airport, in the industrial park or in the west.
No metro: the Lachine train has few departures, and downtown requires a car or a long bus ride. Less so for those who want the metro on foot or dense urban life: Lachine is a quiet waterfront, not a central neighbourhood.
The QPAREB's Lachine/LaSalle sector shows a single-family home at $730,000 (+1 % year over year, +26 % in five years) sold in 42 days, with only 120 active listings, and a condo at $420,000 (-7 % year over year, +19 % in five years) sold in 53 days with 310 listings. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system.
Written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our Living in Lachine 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.
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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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