Living · Outremont · October 11, 2026
The good reasons to live in Outremont, and the reasons to hesitate, said before the visit rather than after, by a team that sells there.
Living in Outremont, the pros and cons. Pros: The finest residential setting on the island: tree-lined avenues, parks, reputed schools, universities and Mount Royal on foot. Elegant shops on Bernard, Laurier and Van Horne, and the Outremont metro. Cons: The price: a house costs close to two million and a condo $750,000, for prices that have barely moved in five years. An old, protected stock: regulated renovations, houses to maintain, and few garages or indoor parking. For those who want the island's finest residential setting, schools and universities on foot, elegant shopping avenues and Mount Royal, and have the budget. Less so for those chasing returns: Outremont prices have not moved in five years, and the square foot costs more here than anywhere else on the island.
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 want the island's finest residential setting, schools and universities on foot, elegant shopping avenues and Mount Royal, and have the budget. Less so for those chasing returns: Outremont prices have not moved in five years, and the square foot costs more here than anywhere else on the island.
If the pros column weighs more than the cons in your actual week, Outremont is a good choice; if not, our 10 reasons to live in Outremont and our Living in Outremont guide help you decide, and the pros and cons of all 53 neighbourhoods give the alternative next door.
Outremont reads in the APCIQ's Centre sector (with Westmount, Mount Royal and Hampstead): house at $1,980,000 (-3 % year over year, only +1 % in five years, when the island did +21 %), condo at $770,000 (-1 %, +19 %), 64 and 71 days on market.
The published benchmark is in average selling price of homes in Outremont and home prices in Outremont over ten years; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Outremont and condo for sale in Outremont. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system.
The price: a house costs close to two million and a condo $750,000, for prices that have barely moved in five years. An old, protected stock: regulated renovations, houses to maintain, and few garages or indoor parking.
The finest residential setting on the island: tree-lined avenues, parks, reputed schools, universities and Mount Royal on foot. Elegant shops on Bernard, Laurier and Van Horne, and the Outremont metro.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the English Montreal School Board, with several reputed private colleges nearby; the Université de Montréal, HEC Montréal and Polytechnique are on its territory or at its edge. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
Outremont reads in the APCIQ's Centre sector (with Westmount, Mount Royal and Hampstead): house at $1,980,000 (-3 % year over year, only +1 % in five years, when the island did +21 %), condo at $770,000 (-1 %, +19 %), 64 and 71 days on market.
The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team, which sells in Outremont 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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