Living · Family · Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles · October 12, 2026
Schools, parks, commutes, space and price: what Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles offers a family, and what it has to accept, said before the visit.
Living in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles with a family. 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 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. 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). Pro: The lowest price on the island for a house with land, the waterfront, nature parks and a condo under $350,000. Con: Far from downtown: without a car, trips are long and the Mascouche train has limited schedules. 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.
Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles 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.
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. For a family that buys, our pages average selling price of homes in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles, down payment to buy in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles, salary to buy in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles and first-time home buyer in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles give the benchmarks; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles.
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. The detail, pros and cons, is in Living in Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles: the pros and cons and the comparisons with the neighbouring areas in Montreal Nord Or Riviere Des Prairies Pointe Aux Trembles and Anjou Or Riviere Des Prairies Pointe Aux Trembles. 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 and the English Montreal School Board; Collège Marie-Victorin (CEGEP) is in Rivière-des-Prairies. 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. 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.
Far from downtown: without a car, trips are long and the Mascouche train has limited schedules. 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.
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 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 Rivière-des-Prairies and Pointe-aux-Trembles 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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