NDG or Côte-des-Neiges: which neighbourhood to choose in 2026?

Comparison · NDG vs Côte-des-Neiges · 2026

Two halves of the same borough, 49 days on one side and 29 on the other: here is how to decide between NDG and Côte-des-Neiges by budget, profile and property type.

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Côte-des-Neiges form one borough and two markets: NDG (QPAREB sector 7, with Montreal West) sells the median house for $1,247,000 in the second quarter of 2026 (-5 % year over year, +18 % in five years) in 49 days, with a buyer's market above $860,000, and the condo for $611,250 in 45 days; Côte-des-Neiges (sector 8, with Côte-Saint-Luc and Hampstead) sells the house for $1,164,500 (+10 %, +20 % in five years) in 29 days, the shortest delay among the island's expensive sectors, and the condo for $540,000 in 54 days. NDG is Monkland, the brick cottages and the anglophone families; Côte-des-Neiges is the Université de Montréal, Sainte-Justine hospital, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and a condo $71,000 cheaper. The choice is made on the neighbourhood's language, the property type and the market's speed.

The price: NDG or Côte-des-Neiges?

NDG is $82,500 more expensive for a house ($1,247,000 vs $1,164,500) and $71,250 more for a condo ($611,250 vs $540,000). But both medians hide neighbours that pull them: Montreal West for NDG, Hampstead and Côte-Saint-Luc for Côte-des-Neiges. On the streets, a Monkland rowhouse and a Côte-Saint-Luc home sell at similar prices; the Côte-des-Neiges condo, often older and smaller, is the real gap. Year over year, Côte-des-Neiges rises (+10 %) and NDG dips (-5 %); in five years, both sit around +20 %, half the rise of the suburbs.

Segment (QPAREB, Q2 2026)Median price1 year5 yearsDaysListings
Single-family, NDG, Montreal West$1,247,000-5 %18 %49 days94
Condo, NDG, Montreal West$611,250-2 %23 %45 days166
Single-family, Côte-des-Neiges, Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead$1,164,50010 %20 %29 days92
Condo, Côte-des-Neiges, Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead$540,0006%17 %54 days341

Days on market and choice

Côte-des-Neiges sells its houses in 29 days, NDG in 49: family demand for Côte-Saint-Luc and Hampstead, and the scarcity of houses in Côte-des-Neiges itself, make the speed. NDG is a seller's market under $860,000 and a buyer's above (10.3 months of inventory), where almost all its houses sit; Côte-des-Neiges is a buyer's market between $650,000 and $780,000 (11 months, the small houses and large condos) and a seller's above $780,000. The condo is faster in NDG (45 days vs 54), with 166 listings against 341.

NDG, Montreal West: balance of power by price range

Price range (condo, 12 months to Q2 2026)Months of inventoryMarket
< 290K3.4 monthsSeller
290K - 430K9.1 monthsBalanced
430K - 710K8.5 monthsBalanced
710K - 860K6.9 monthsSeller
>= 860K10.3 monthsBuyer

Côte-des-Neiges, Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead: balance of power by price range

Price range (condo, 12 months to Q2 2026)Months of inventoryMarket
< 260K10.8 monthsBuyer
260K - 390K9.8 monthsBalanced
390K - 650K9.4 monthsBalanced
650K - 780K11.0 monthsBuyer
>= 780K5.6 monthsSeller

The living environment

NDG has Monkland Village, NDG park and Girouard park, the Villa-Maria and Vendôme metros (with the MUHC), Concordia's Loyola campus, Sherbrooke West, and an anglophone, family neighbourhood life. Côte-des-Neiges has the Université de Montréal, HEC and Polytechnique, Sainte-Justine hospital and the Jewish General, Saint Joseph's Oratory and Mount Royal, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and its shops from every origin, the Côte-des-Neiges, Université-de-Montréal and Snowdon metros, and at its edge the Canora and Mont-Royal REM stations. NDG is lived on foot around Monkland; Côte-des-Neiges is lived without a car.

The verdict by profile

The full guides: living in NDG and living in Côte-des-Neiges; the monthly picture is on the island's August 2026 report and every borough's prices on house prices by borough and condo prices by borough.

Frequently asked questions

NDG or Côte-des-Neiges: which is cheaper?

Côte-des-Neiges, by $82,500 for a house ($1,164,500 vs $1,247,000) and $71,250 for a condo ($540,000 vs $611,250) in the second quarter of 2026.

Which sells faster?

Côte-des-Neiges for houses (29 days vs 49); NDG for condos (45 days vs 54).

Which has the better transit?

Côte-des-Neiges, with three metro stations (Côte-des-Neiges, Université-de-Montréal, Snowdon) and the REM at its edge; NDG has Villa-Maria and Vendôme.

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.

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