Living · Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles · October 11, 2026
The good reasons to live in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles, and the reasons to hesitate, said before the visit rather than after, by a team that sells there.
Living in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles, the pros and cons. Pros: The lowest price on the island for a house with land, the waterfront, nature parks and a condo under $350,000. A dynamic market, the eastern train and highway 40 to downtown or Repentigny. Cons: Far from downtown: without a car, trips are long and the Mascouche train has limited schedules. The refineries and the Montréal-Est industrial sector border Pointe-aux-Trembles: odours and heavy traffic depending on the street. 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.
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 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.
If the pros column weighs more than the cons in your actual week, Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles is a good choice; if not, our 10 reasons to live in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles and our Living in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles guide help you decide, and the pros and cons of all 53 neighbourhoods give the alternative next door.
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 published benchmark is in average selling price of homes in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles and home prices in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles over ten years; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles and condo for sale in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system.
Far from downtown: without a car, trips are long and the Mascouche train has limited schedules. The refineries and the Montréal-Est industrial sector border Pointe-aux-Trembles: odours and heavy traffic depending on the street.
The lowest price on the island for a house with land, the waterfront, nature parks and a condo under $350,000. A dynamic market, the eastern train and highway 40 to downtown or Repentigny.
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. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
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 pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team, which sells in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles 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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