Longueuil or Saint-Hubert: the pros and cons of two neighbouring areas (2026)

Living · Duel · Longueuil or Saint-Hubert · October 11, 2026

Two neighbouring areas, the pros and cons of each side by side, and the con that most often decides between the two.

Longueuil or Saint-Hubert, the pros and cons side by side. Longueuil: pro, Longueuil metro, Saint-Charles Street and Old Longueuil, the Université de Sherbrooke campus, the river and the parks. Con, An old stock that renews itself through renovation: little new construction, pre-1960 houses to maintain. Saint-Hubert: pro, A house with a yard below the regional median, the Saint-Hubert train to downtown and highway 30. Con, No pedestrian downtown: Saint-Hubert is lived by car and bike, between boulevards and shopping centres. For those who want the city without the island: the metro, the cafés of Saint-Charles Street, a campus. For families who want a house with a yard below the regional median and a train to downtown.

Longueuil and Saint-Hubert are neighbours, and buyers often hesitate between the two. Here are the pros and cons of each, side by side, written by a team that sells in both; the figures are those published by the APCIQ for the second quarter of 2026, and nothing is embellished.

Longueuil: the pros and cons

The pros of Longueuil

• Longueuil metro, Saint-Charles Street and Old Longueuil, the Université de Sherbrooke campus, the river and the parks.
• One of the fastest markets on the South Shore (21 days), with plexes and townhouses.
• Getting around. The Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke metro reaches downtown in one stop; the RTL bus terminal concentrates the South Shore lines there.

The cons of Longueuil

• An old stock that renews itself through renovation: little new construction, pre-1960 houses to maintain.
• Longueuil municipal taxes are among the highest on the South Shore, and the Saint-Hubert airport is noisy depending on the sector.
• Parking and traffic around the metro and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge at rush hour.

Saint-Hubert: the pros and cons

The pros of Saint-Hubert

• A house with a yard below the regional median, the Saint-Hubert train to downtown and highway 30.
• The cheapest entry to the Longueuil agglomeration ($602,500), with family neighbourhoods and parks.
• Getting around. The Saint-Hubert exo station (Saint-Hilaire line) reaches Central Station; RTL lines connect to the Longueuil terminal and the metro.

The cons of Saint-Hubert

• No pedestrian downtown: Saint-Hubert is lived by car and bike, between boulevards and shopping centres.
• Noise from the Saint-Hubert airport and rail lines depending on the street; check the flight corridor before offering.
• With 23% fewer houses active, you must decide fast, and the 1960s-to-1980s stock needs work.

Head to head, criterion by criterion

Our verdict

Longueuil: For those who want the city without the island: the metro, the cafés of Saint-Charles Street, a campus. Saint-Hubert: For families who want a house with a yard below the regional median and a train to downtown.

The con that most often decides between the two. On one side, an old stock that renews itself through renovation: little new construction, pre-1960 houses to maintain. On the other, no pedestrian downtown: Saint-Hubert is lived by car and bike, between boulevards and shopping centres. Whichever of the two you accept more easily names your neighbourhood. The detail of each is in Living in Longueuil: the pros and cons and Living in Saint-Hubert: the pros and cons.

What it costs in 2026

The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system; our Living in Longueuil and Living in Saint-Hubert guides give the benchmark of each sector.

Frequently asked questions

The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our neighbourhood guides and from what buyers tell us after the visits; no figure is added to those published by the APCIQ. The other neighbouring duels are in pros and cons, neighbourhood against neighbourhood.

Our proof, not our promises

The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is 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 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

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.