Living · Family · 53 neighbourhoods · October 12, 2026
One page per neighbourhood, the same grid everywhere: schools, parks, commutes, pros and cons, price. Montreal first, then Laval, the South Shore, the North Shore and the West.
Living with a family in Greater Montreal, neighbourhood by neighbourhood: for each of the 53 neighbourhoods and cities, schools and services, parks, rush-hour commutes, the pros and cons family edition, the price of a house in 2026 according to the APCIQ, which family it suits, and the list of what gets checked street by street (school catchment, noise, flood zone, real commute). Montreal by borough, Laval by sector, South Shore, North Shore, West Island and Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Every neighbourhood has its family page: schools and services, parks and neighbourhood life, commutes, the pros and cons seen with children, the price in 2026 and what to check street by street. The line below gives each place's schools sentence. The pros and cons of each neighbourhood on its own are in the pros and cons of all 53 neighbourhoods.
Montreal, by borough (19)
Laval, by sector (6)
South Shore (14)
- Living in Brossard with a family: The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin for the French network and the Riverside School Board for the English one; the nearest hospital is Charles-Le Moyne, in Greenfield Park.
- Living in Longueuil with a family: CEGEP Édouard-Montpetit and the École nationale d'aérotechnique (in Saint-Hubert), as well as the Université de Sherbrooke's Longueuil campus, make the city a higher-education hub.
- Living in Saint-Hubert with a family: The École nationale d'aérotechnique, attached to CEGEP Édouard-Montpetit, sits near the airport.
- Living in Saint-Lambert with a family: Saint-Lambert is known for its institutions: Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert and Champlain College Saint-Lambert (English CEGEP), plus public elementary and high schools (Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin, Riverside School Board) that draw families from neighbouring towns.
- Living in Boucherville with a family: French network: Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes; English: Riverside.
- Living in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville with a family: The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes and the Riverside School Board, with high schools in both networks.
- Living in Sainte-Julie and Varennes with a family: Both towns fall under the Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes and the Riverside School Board, with high schools on site.
- Living in La Prairie with a family: French network: Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries; English: Riverside.
- Living in Candiac with a family: French network: Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries; English: Riverside.
- Living in Saint-Constant, Delson and Sainte-Catherine with a family: The three towns fall under the Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries and the New Frontiers School Board.
- Living in Châteauguay with a family: The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries and the New Frontiers School Board, with high schools in both networks.
- Living in Chambly with a family: French network: Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes; English: Riverside.
- Living in Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire with a family: Both towns fall under the Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes and the Riverside School Board, with high schools on site.
- Living in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu with a family: The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières and the Riverside School Board; the Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and the Royal Military College are on site.
North Shore (7)
- Living in Blainville with a family: The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board; Cégep Lionel-Groulx (Sainte-Thérèse) is a neighbour.
- Living in Boisbriand and Sainte-Thérèse with a family: The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board; Cégep Lionel-Groulx is in Sainte-Thérèse.
- Living in Mirabel with a family: The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles (south) and de la Rivière-du-Nord (north), and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board.
- Living in Saint-Jérôme with a family: The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board; the Cégep de Saint-Jérôme and the UQO campus are downtown.
- Living in Terrebonne with a family: 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.
- Living in Mascouche with a family: The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Affluents and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board; the Cégep régional de Lanaudière is in Terrebonne.
- Living in Repentigny with a family: The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire des Affluents and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board; the Cégep régional de Lanaudière à L'Assomption is next door.
West Island and Vaudreuil-Soulanges (7)
How to read these pages
Schools, parks and commutes come from our neighbourhood guides; the pros and cons come from what families report to us after the visits; the price is the one published by the APCIQ, with nothing added. No page replaces two checks nobody can do for you: the school catchment of the exact address, and the real commute on a Tuesday morning.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best neighbourhood for a family in Greater Montreal?
The one whose compromise bothers you least: the island for short commutes and schools on foot, at the price of a smaller lot; the suburbs for space and price, at the price of the commute. The pages by neighbourhood detail each case.
How do you check the school catchment of a house?
With the school service centre (or the English school board) using the exact address, before offering: two houses on the same street can belong to different schools.
My neighbourhood is not here?
We publish the 53 neighbourhoods and cities where we have a "Living in" guide. A broker from the team gives you the same reading for any street.
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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.