Living · Family · Verdun and on Nuns' Island · October 12, 2026
Schools, parks, commutes, space and price: what Verdun and on Nuns' Island offers a family, and what it has to accept, said before the visit.
Living in Verdun and on Nuns' Island with a family. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. The riverfront is the main draw: Verdun beach, the Natatorium, riverside parks and a bike path; Parc Angrignon is next door. The green line serves Verdun at Verdun, De l'Église and LaSalle; Nuns' Island is served by the Île-des-Sœurs REM station (South Shore branch, opened July 31, 2023) and by buses. Pro: The river, the urban beach, the bike paths and Wellington Street, with two metro stations on the Verdun side and the REM on the island. Con: Verdun has become expensive: plexes and plex condos cost what a sought-after neighbourhood costs, and parking is hard near Wellington. Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after. Nuns' Island is for those who want a tower with services, the REM and the view, in a calm, planned setting; less so for those seeking a shopping street on foot or easy parking on the Verdun side.
Verdun and on Nuns' Island 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.
Verdun is counted by the APCIQ within the Sud-Ouest sector: condo $508,500 (+3 %, 48 days), house $1,050,000 (+11 %, 31 days); on the ground, a renovated plex near Wellington is one of the island's most contested products. For a family that buys, our pages average selling price of homes in Verdun and on Nuns' Island, down payment to buy in Verdun and on Nuns' Island, salary to buy in Verdun and on Nuns' Island and first-time home buyer in Verdun and on Nuns' Island give the benchmarks; what is for sale today is in house for sale in Verdun and on Nuns' Island.
Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after. Nuns' Island is for those who want a tower with services, the REM and the view, in a calm, planned setting; less so for those seeking a shopping street on foot or easy parking on the Verdun side. The detail, pros and cons, is in Living in Verdun and on Nuns' Island: the pros and cons and the comparisons with the neighbouring areas in The Sud Ouest Montreal Or Verdun Nuns Island and Verdun Nuns Island Or Lasalle. The other areas of the region are ranked in the best neighbourhoods for families, Montreal.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. The riverfront is the main draw: Verdun beach, the Natatorium, riverside parks and a bike path; Parc Angrignon is next door. Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after.
Verdun has become expensive: plexes and plex condos cost what a sought-after neighbourhood costs, and parking is hard near Wellington. Nuns' Island is for those who want a tower with services, the REM and the view, in a calm, planned setting; less so for those seeking a shopping street on foot or easy parking on the Verdun side.
Verdun is counted by the APCIQ within the Sud-Ouest sector: condo $508,500 (+3 %, 48 days), house $1,050,000 (+11 %, 31 days); on the ground, a renovated plex near Wellington is one of the island's most contested products. 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 Verdun and on Nuns' Island 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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