Living · Family · Montréal-Nord · October 12, 2026
Schools, parks, commutes, space and price: what Montréal-Nord offers a family, and what it has to accept, said before the visit.
Living in Montréal-Nord with a family. 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. Parc Aimé-Léonard, on the Rivière des Prairies, and the boulevard Gouin path are the most prized spaces; Parc Henri-Bourassa, Parc Pilon and the Garon arena complete the sports offer. The Pie-IX bus rapid transit (SRB) links the borough to Pie-IX metro (green line) and to Laval; Henri-Bourassa buses lead to the Henri-Bourassa terminus (orange line), next door in Ahuntsic; Lacordaire and Saint-Michel buses complete the network. Pro: The cheapest house and plex on the island, the Pie-IX rapid bus, the Rivière des Prairies and riverside parks. Con: No metro on foot: transit depends on the Pie-IX bus and the car, and downtown is far. 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.
Montréal-Nord 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.
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. For a family that buys, our pages average selling price of homes in Montréal-Nord, down payment to buy in Montréal-Nord, salary to buy in Montréal-Nord and first-time home buyer in Montréal-Nord give the benchmarks; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Montréal-Nord.
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. The detail, pros and cons, is in Living in Montréal-Nord: the pros and cons and the comparisons with the neighbouring areas in Ahuntsic Cartierville Or Montreal Nord and Montreal Nord Or Saint Leonard. The other areas of the region are ranked in the best neighbourhoods for families, Montreal.
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. Parc Aimé-Léonard, on the Rivière des Prairies, and the boulevard Gouin path are the most prized spaces; Parc Henri-Bourassa, Parc Pilon and the Garon arena complete the sports offer. 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.
No metro on foot: transit depends on the Pie-IX bus and the car, and downtown is far. 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.
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 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 Montréal-Nord 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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