Living on the North Shore · Terrebonne · 2026 neighbourhood guide
The North Shore's big city, between the old riverside village and the new highway neighbourhoods: what it offers, what it costs, and who it is for.
Terrebonne is the North Shore's largest city and one of its most complete: Old Terrebonne and Île-des-Moulins on the Rivière des Mille Îles, Lachenaie and its recent neighbourhoods near Highway 40 and the Pierre-Le Gardeur hospital, La Plaine to the north, more rural and more affordable. In Q2 2026 the single-family home sold there for $583,500 (+1 % year over year, +51 % in five years) in 25 days, with 345 active listings, the North Shore's largest choice; the condo for $381,000 (+5 %, +48 % in five years) in 36 days. Seller's market in every range. Terrebonne station (Mascouche train), Highways 25, 40 and 640 and the bridge to Laval make it the North Shore's gateway from Montreal.
Terrebonne has three faces. Old Terrebonne, around rue Saint-Louis and Île-des-Moulins, is one of the region's finest historic villages: old houses, restaurants, a theatre, a park on the Rivière des Mille Îles, and 1950s-to-1980s residential streets all around. Lachenaie, to the east, is the Terrebonne of 1990s-to-2020s families: curving streets, two-storey houses, semi-detached and townhouses, around the Pierre-Le Gardeur hospital, boulevard des Seigneurs and Highway 40. La Plaine, to the north, is the rural and most affordable sector, with houses on large lots and recent developments along montée Masson. Terrebonne is a francophone family city that grew fast and keeps one of the region's largest inventories of houses for sale.
Old Terrebonne and its surroundings (Saint-Louis, Île-des-Moulins, boulevard des Braves) are the most sought-after and expensive, above the median, with old houses and waterfront properties. Terrebonne West (boulevard Moody, Terrebonne Heights) lines up the 1960s-to-1980s houses at the median, near the station and Highway 25. Lachenaie (Urbanova, Carrefour des Fleurs, the hospital neighbourhoods) offers the recent 2000s-to-2020s houses, at or above the median, and most of the condos. La Plaine, north of the 640, is the entry level: bungalows and country houses below the median.
Terrebonne station, on the exo Mascouche line, leads to Central Station; exo Terrebonne-Mascouche buses reach Montmorency metro in Laval and the Radisson terminus in Montreal. Highway 25 and the Olivier-Charbonneau bridge (tolled) lead to Laval and eastern Montreal, Highway 640 crosses the North Shore east to west, Highway 40 runs along Lachenaie toward Repentigny and Montreal. The car remains the norm.
Île-des-Moulins and the Rivière des Mille Îles park are Old Terrebonne's leisure heart; the TransTerrebonne, a bike path crossing the city, the Cité du sport, the aquatic complex and the arenas complete the offer. Shops are on boulevard des Seigneurs and montée Masson, restaurants in Old Terrebonne.
The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Affluents and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board; the Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne is on site. The Pierre-Le Gardeur hospital, in Lachenaie, is western Lanaudière's hospital. Libraries, aquatic complex, arenas and community centres in the three sectors.
Terrebonne is the North Shore's best-supplied house market: 345 active listings in Q2 2026, a $583,500 median (+1 % year over year, +51 % in five years) and 25 days on market despite the supply. The market belongs to the seller in every range (2.0 to 5.6 months of inventory). The condo ($381,000, +5 %, +48 % in five years) sells in 36 days with 125 listings, often townhouses in Lachenaie. After +51 % in five years, the rise is slowing (+1 %): the price is set on the street's closed sales.
| QPAREB sector, Q2 2026 | Single-family, median | 1 year | 12 months | 5 years | Days | Condo, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrebonne | $583,500 | 1% | $580,000 | 51 % | 25 | $381,000 | 5% | 48 % | 36 |
| North Shore, all | $600,000 | 6% | $585,000 | 52 % | 28 | $370,000 | 3% | 51 % | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| < 290K | 3.3 months | Seller |
| 290K - 430K | 2.0 months | Seller |
| 430K - 720K | 2.0 months | Seller |
| 720K - 870K | 3.5 months | Seller |
| >= 870K | 5.6 months | Seller |
The North Shore is the region that rose most in five years around Montreal: +52 % for the single-family home ($600,000 median in Q2 2026, +6 % year over year, 28 days on market) and +51 % for the condo ($370,000). The monthly picture is in the North Shore August 2026 report, and the comparison with the South Shore in Laval or the South Shore.
For families who want a complete city (hospital, CEGEP, old village, station, highways) with a house under $600,000 and the North Shore's largest choice; for those working in Laval or eastern Montreal. Less so for those who want the metro or a fast rise: most of the rise is done, and the 25 comes with a toll.
See living in Mascouche, the neighbour to the north, and living in Repentigny, the neighbour to the east.
The median single-family home was $583,500 in Q2 2026 (1% year over year, 51 % in five years), sold in 25 days according to the QPAREB, with 345 active listings. The actual price depends on the street, the lot, the year built and the condition.
The sector's median condo was $381,000 in Q2 2026 (5% year over year, 48 % in five years), sold in 36 days, with 125 active listings. On the North Shore, a condo is often a townhouse or a semi-detached under co-ownership, not only an apartment.
Old Terrebonne for character, the river and the restaurants; Lachenaie for a recent house near the hospital and Highway 40; La Plaine for the lowest price and the large lots. All three share the same QPAREB sector and the same median, $583,500.
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Our Terrebonne listing: 1245 rue François-Corbeil, apt. 402, a 1,356 sq ft three-bedroom condo in Île-Saint-Jean, at $410,000.
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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