Living in Montreal · Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles · 2026 neighbourhood guide
River on one side, St. Lawrence on the other, and the softest prices on the island: the eastern tip, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, with the numbers.
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is the large borough of the island's eastern tip: Rivière-des-Prairies to the north, on the river of the same name, Pointe-aux-Trembles to the south, on the St. Lawrence, and between the two the Pointe-aux-Prairies nature park and the industrial park. It is the sector where house and condo remain cheapest on the island, with Montréal-Nord: a $577,500 median for the single-family home in Q2 2026 (+4 % year over year, +37 % in five years) in 31 days, $345,000 for the condo (+2 %, +43 % in five years) in 36 days. The market favours sellers in every range. The exo Mascouche train, with its Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles stations, leads downtown.
The borough consists of two neighbourhoods separated by a band of parks and industry. Rivière-des-Prairies, to the north, is a 1970s-to-1990s suburb: cottages, semi-detached houses and bungalows on curving streets, with well-established Italian and Haitian communities, along boulevard Gouin and the river. Pointe-aux-Trembles, to the south, is an old village at the tip turned into a neighbourhood of post-war houses and plexes, with Old Pointe-aux-Trembles, the riverfront promenade, rue Notre-Dame and the former refinery. Montréal-Est, a separate city, sits between the two with its industries. The Pointe-aux-Prairies nature park, one of the island's largest, covers the tip. It is a borough of space, waterfront and accessible prices, at the cost of distance.
Rivière-des-Prairies splits between old RDP, around the church and boulevard Gouin, with the oldest houses by the river, and the 1980s-1990s developments toward boulevard Maurice-Duplessis and Perras, more family-oriented. Pointe-aux-Trembles offers Old Pointe-aux-Trembles and rue Notre-Dame, near the St. Lawrence, with plexes and post-war houses, then streets of bungalows toward boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste; the edges of the nature park and Highway 40 line up the most recent projects, including new condos.
The exo Mascouche train serves Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles stations to Central Station; buses on Maurice-Duplessis, Perras, Henri-Bourassa East and rue Notre-Dame reach Honoré-Beaugrand and Radisson stations (green line). Highway 40 crosses the borough, Highway 25 is to the west. The car remains the norm, and structuring transit projects for the east are still under study.
The Pointe-aux-Prairies nature park (marshes, woods, trails) and the Ruisseau-De Montigny nature park are the large spaces; the Bellerive promenade and Pointe-aux-Trembles's riverside parks give the St. Lawrence, boulevard Gouin and its parks give the river. Shops concentrate on Maurice-Duplessis, Henri-Bourassa East, Notre-Dame and Sherbrooke East, with shopping centres along Highway 40.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île and the English Montreal School Board; Collège Marie-Victorin (CEGEP) is in Rivière-des-Prairies. Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies is on the territory; Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Hôpital Santa Cabrini are the nearest general hospitals. Libraries, pools, arenas and cultural centres in both neighbourhoods.
The QPAREB's Pointe Est de l'Île sector is Montreal's most affordable and one of its most dynamic markets: house at $577,500 (+4 % year over year, +37 % in five years) in 31 days, with 179 active listings, the largest choice of houses of any east-end borough; condo at $345,000 (+2 %, +43 % in five years, the island's strongest rise) in 36 days. The market favours sellers in every range, with 2.7 to 4.7 months of inventory.
| APCIQ sector, Q2 2026 | Single-family, median | 1 year | 12 months | 5 years | Days | Condo, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe Est de l'Île | $577,500 | 4% | $575,000 | 37 % | 31 | $345,000 | 2% | 43 % | 36 |
| Island of Montreal, all | $834,250 | 4% | $810,000 | 21 % | 41 | $483,000 | 0% | 19 % | 54 |
The balance of power by price range (four months of inventory separates a seller's market from a balanced one; beyond eight, the buyer leads):
| Price range (condo, 12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| 180K - 260K | 3.4 months | Seller |
| 260K - 440K | 3.3 months | Seller |
| 440K - 530K | 2.7 months | Seller |
| >= 530K | 4.7 months | Seller |
In August 2026 the island of Montreal sold single-family homes for $820,000 (+2 %) in 57 days and condos for $475,000, with record listings downtown; the monthly picture is in the island's August 2026 report and the Montreal condo market.
For families who want a house with a lot, a nature park and the waterfront at the island's lowest price; for a first-time buyer targeting a condo under $350,000 in Montreal. Less so for those who work downtown without a car and without a train schedule: the eastern tip is far, and structuring transit is not there yet.
See real estate broker in Rivière-des-Prairies, living in Montréal-Nord, the neighbour to the west, and living in Anjou.
The sector's median condo was $345,000 in Q2 2026 (2% year over year, 43 % in five years), sold in 36 days according to the APCIQ. The actual price depends on the building, the floor and the condition.
The median single-family home was $577,500 in Q2 2026 (4% year over year), in 31 days. Plexes (2 to 5 units) make up a large share of the housing stock; their price is documented on closed sales on the street, not on a borough average.
Rivière-des-Prairies is newer, more family-oriented and more Italian, on the river; Pointe-aux-Trembles is older, more mixed (plexes and post-war houses), on the St. Lawrence, with an old village. Both share the same QPAREB sector and the island's lowest prices.
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