Living · Pointe-Claire · October 11, 2026
The good reasons to live in Pointe-Claire, and the reasons to hesitate, said before the visit rather than after, by a team that sells there.
Living in Pointe-Claire, the pros and cons. Pros: A complete city: hospital, train stations, shopping centre, lakeside village, bilingual schools. A stable address for newcomers from Ontario and employees of the airport and the West's head offices. Cons: The entry price is high ($820,000 median) and the high end gets negotiated for a long time. The sector has barely progressed in five years (+13%), the weakest rise in the West Island: you buy here to live. For bilingual or anglophone families who want a complete town (hospital, stations, shopping centre, lakefront) and accept a high entry price; for newcomers from Ontario and airport and head-office employees. Less so for those seeking the lowest price or a fast rise: West Island South has gained little in five years, and the high end negotiates.
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 bilingual or anglophone families who want a complete town (hospital, stations, shopping centre, lakefront) and accept a high entry price; for newcomers from Ontario and airport and head-office employees. Less so for those seeking the lowest price or a fast rise: West Island South has gained little in five years, and the high end negotiates.
If the pros column weighs more than the cons in your actual week, Pointe-Claire is a good choice; if not, our 10 reasons to live in Pointe-Claire and our Living in Pointe-Claire guide help you decide, and the pros and cons of all 53 neighbourhoods give the alternative next door.
The West Island South sector is an expensive, stable house market: an $820,000 median in Q2 2026, slightly down (-2 %) and only +13 % in five years, the island's west's weakest gain, with 325 active listings and 38 days on market.
The published benchmark is in average selling price of homes in Pointe-Claire and home prices in Pointe-Claire over ten years; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Pointe-Claire and condo for sale in Pointe-Claire. 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 entry price is high ($820,000 median) and the high end gets negotiated for a long time. The sector has barely progressed in five years (+13%), the weakest rise in the West Island: you buy here to live.
A complete city: hospital, train stations, shopping centre, lakeside village, bilingual schools. A stable address for newcomers from Ontario and employees of the airport and the West's head offices.
The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
The West Island South sector is an expensive, stable house market: an $820,000 median in Q2 2026, slightly down (-2 %) and only +13 % in five years, the island's west's weakest gain, with 325 active listings and 38 days on market.
The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team, which sells in Pointe-Claire 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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