Living · Montréal-Nord · October 11, 2026
The good reasons to live in Montréal-Nord, and the reasons to hesitate, said before the visit rather than after, by a team that sells there.
Living in Montréal-Nord, the pros and cons. Pros: The cheapest house and plex on the island, the Pie-IX rapid bus, the Rivière des Prairies and riverside parks. A neighbourhood renewing itself, with yield plexes for the investor and houses under $600,000 for a first-time buyer. Cons: No metro on foot: transit depends on the Pie-IX bus and the car, and downtown is far. The neighbourhood is chosen street by street: building condition, upkeep and quiet vary a lot from one sector to the next. For a first-time buyer or a family who wants a house or a plex on the island without exceeding $600,000, next to a rapid bus line and a river; for an investor looking for income plexes in a neighbourhood that is renewing itself. Less so for those who want a metro on foot or an already transformed neighbourhood: Montréal-Nord is won street by street, and a car remains useful.
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 a first-time buyer or a family who wants a house or a plex on the island without exceeding $600,000, next to a rapid bus line and a river; for an investor looking for income plexes in a neighbourhood that is renewing itself. Less so for those who want a metro on foot or an already transformed neighbourhood: Montréal-Nord is won street by street, and a car remains useful.
If the pros column weighs more than the cons in your actual week, Montréal-Nord is a good choice; if not, our 10 reasons to live in Montréal-Nord and our Living in Montréal-Nord guide help you decide, and the pros and cons of all 53 neighbourhoods give the alternative next door.
Montréal-Nord is the island's fastest and cheapest house market: a $525,000 median in Q2 2026, down 6 % year over year after a 35 % rise in five years, and 24 days on market.
The published benchmark is in average selling price of homes in Montréal-Nord and home prices in Montréal-Nord over ten years; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Montréal-Nord and condo for sale in Montréal-Nord. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system.
No metro on foot: transit depends on the Pie-IX bus and the car, and downtown is far. The neighbourhood is chosen street by street: building condition, upkeep and quiet vary a lot from one sector to the next.
The cheapest house and plex on the island, the Pie-IX rapid bus, the Rivière des Prairies and riverside parks. A neighbourhood renewing itself, with yield plexes for the investor and houses under $600,000 for a first-time buyer.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île for the French public network and the English Montreal School Board for the English one. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
Montréal-Nord is the island's fastest and cheapest house market: a $525,000 median in Q2 2026, down 6 % year over year after a 35 % rise in five years, and 24 days on market.
The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team, which sells in Montréal-Nord 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.
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.
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