Living in Laval · Sainte-Dorothée, Laval-Ouest and Laval-sur-le-Lac · 2026 neighbourhood guide
Laval's riverfront, its large lots and its golf village: what the west offers, what it costs, and who it is for.
Sainte-Dorothée, with Laval-Ouest, Laval-sur-le-Lac and the Îles-Laval, is western Laval's sector on the Rivière des Prairies: large lots, houses from the 1970s to 2010s, waterfront properties and the affluent village of Laval-sur-le-Lac around its golf course. It is Laval's most expensive sector for the single-family home, a $775,500 median in Q2 2026 (+4 % year over year, +31 % in five years) in 48 days, and the one where the condo rose most in a year (+22 %, to $540,000), but with 93 days on market and few listings. The market belongs to the seller below $1.12 million and to the buyer above. Two exo Saint-Jérôme line stations (Sainte-Dorothée and Île-Bigras) and Highway 13 connect it downtown.
Sainte-Dorothée kept a countryside character at the city's gates: large lots, streets without sidewalks, single-storey houses and cottages from the 1970s to 1990s, then more recent developments toward boulevard Samson and Highway 13, and an old village around the church and boulevard Saint-Elzéar. Laval-Ouest, at the far end, is a former resort village turned residential neighbourhood, with more modest houses and direct river access. Laval-sur-le-Lac, on the point, is one of the region's most affluent neighbourhoods: golf, large properties, private streets, views of Lac des Deux Montagnes. The Îles-Laval (Île Bigras, Île Pariseau) add a few streets of waterfront houses linked by bridge.
Central Sainte-Dorothée, around boulevard Samson and montée Champagne, lines up the 1980s-to-2000s family houses that make the volume, at the median. The south, along the river and chemin du Bord-de-l'Eau, is the sector of waterfront properties, well above. Laval-sur-le-Lac is a market apart, above a million, where the buyer leads (10.3 months of inventory above $1.12 million). Laval-Ouest offers the sector's entry level, with smaller houses on lots that are sometimes in flood zones: the location certificate counts double there. Condos, rare (46 active), are concentrated around Samson.
The exo Saint-Jérôme line stops at Sainte-Dorothée and Île-Bigras stations, with downtown Montreal without a transfer; STL buses reach the Montmorency terminus and the Carrefour Laval. Highway 13 crosses the sector toward the airport and the Louis-Bisson Bridge, Highway 440 leads to eastern Laval. The car is the norm; the train mostly serves downtown workers.
The banks of the Rivière des Prairies, Parc des Cageux and the river accesses, the Bois de l'Équerre at the Sainte-Rose limit and the Laval-sur-le-Lac golf course (private) make up the sector's nature. Shops are on boulevard Samson, montée Champagne and at the Highway 13 intersection; the Carrefour Laval is the nearest large shopping centre.
The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Laval and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, with schools in both networks. The Cité-de-la-Santé hospital (Vimont) is Laval's hospital; the Marigot CLSC serves western Laval. Library, arena and pool in the sector.
Sainte-Dorothée is Laval's most expensive sector for houses: a $775,500 median in Q2 2026 (+4 % year over year, +31 % in five years), 48 days on market, the longest of the six sectors for single-family homes, and 111 active listings. The market belongs to the seller up to $1.12 million (1.5 to 7.5 months of inventory) and tips toward the buyer above (10.3 months), where Laval-sur-le-Lac and the waterfront properties are. The condo jumped 22 % in a year to $540,000, but on few sales (46 listings) and with 93 days on market: a median to read with caution.
| QPAREB sector, Q2 2026 | Single-family, median | 1 year | 12 months | 5 years | Days | Condo, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Dorothée | $775,500 | 4% | $747,500 | 31 % | 48 | $540,000 | 22 % | 46 % | 93 |
| Laval, all | $633,500 | 4% | $625,000 | 36 % | 30 | $428,000 | 3% | 37 % | 55 |
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 (single-family, 12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| 370K - 560K | 1.5 months | Seller |
| 560K - 930K | 4.1 months | Seller |
| 930K - 1 120K | 7.5 months | Seller |
| >= 1 120K | 10.3 months | Buyer |
In August 2026 Laval sold single-family homes for $642,750 (+7 % year over year) and lost its crown for the region's shortest days on market; the monthly picture is in the Laval August 2026 report, and the comparison with the South Shore in Laval or the South Shore.
For families who want a large lot, a river and the commuter train, and accept the car for everything else; for those looking for a waterfront property or the prestige of Laval-sur-le-Lac. Less so for those who want the metro, a condo or a walkable neighbourhood life: Sainte-Dorothée is the Laval of open spaces, not of services.
See real estate broker in Sainte-Dorothée, living in Pierrefonds-Roxboro, across the river, and Laval or the South Shore.
The median single-family home was $775,500 in Q2 2026 (4% year over year, 31 % in five years), sold in 48 days according to the QPAREB, with 111 active listings. The actual price depends on the street, the lot and the condition.
The sector's median condo was $540,000 in Q2 2026 (22 % year over year, 46 % in five years), sold in 93 days according to the QPAREB. The actual price depends on the building, the floor and the condition.
It is in the same QPAREB sector, but not the same market: above $1.12 million, inventory exceeds 10 months and the buyer leads, while below $930,000 the seller keeps the upper hand. A Laval-sur-le-Lac seller prices on the village's sales, not on the sector median.
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Published September 6, 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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