Living · Duel · Pierrefonds-Roxboro or Dollard-des-Ormeaux · 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.
Pierrefonds-Roxboro or Dollard-des-Ormeaux, the pros and cons side by side. Pierrefonds-Roxboro: pro, A suburban house with land on the island, nature parks, the river, and the REM to downtown. Con, Lived by car: no walkable shopping street, boulevards and shopping centres. Dollard-des-Ormeaux: pro, A suburban house with land, parks, schools in both systems and an active multicultural community. Con, DDO is lived by car and bus, between the boulevards: no waterfront, no old village, no train on foot. For families who want a suburban house with a lot, nature parks, a river and, since 2025, a direct REM downtown; for anglophones and newcomers looking for a bilingual neighbourhood. For families who want a suburban house with a lot, parks, schools in both networks and an active multicultural community, at a price below Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield.
Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Dollard-des-Ormeaux 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.
| Pierrefonds-Roxboro | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | |
|---|---|---|
| Transit | The REM serves Sunnybrooke and Roxboro-Pierrefonds (Deux-Montagnes branch, opened in the fall of 2025), with downtown without a transfer; buses on Pierrefonds, Saint-Jean, Saint-Charles and Gouin reach the REM and the Fairview terminus (Pointe-Claire). | DDO has neither station nor metro of its own: buses on boulevards des Sources, Saint-Jean and de Salaberry lead to the Fairview terminus and to the exo stations of Pointe-Claire (Vaudreuil-Hudson line) and Roxboro-Pierrefonds (REM, Deux-Montagnes branch, opened in the fall of 2025). |
| Parks and shops | The Cap-Saint-Jacques nature park (beach, farm, trails, sugar shack), the Bois-de-Liesse nature park and the Anse-à-l'Orme nature park are the three large spaces; Parc Grier, Parc Roxboro and the boulevard Gouin path complete the offer, with the cultural centre and the Sportplexe Pierrefonds. | Centennial Park (lake, trails, sledding) is the town's great park; neighbourhood parks, the Civic Centre (pool, arenas, library) and the community centre complete the offer. |
| Schools and services | The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. | The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. |
| The market in 2026 | The QPAREB's West Island North sector (Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and their neighbours) is the island's best-supplied house market: 502 active listings, a $760,000 median in Q2 2026 (+1 % year over year, +22 % in five years), 42 days on market. | The QPAREB's West Island North sector (DDO, Kirkland, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, L'Île-Bizard) is the island's best-supplied house market: 502 active listings, a $760,000 median in Q2 2026 (+1 % year over year, +22 % in five years), 42 days on market. |
| Who it is for | For families who want a suburban house with a lot, nature parks, a river and, since 2025, a direct REM downtown; for anglophones and newcomers looking for a bilingual neighbourhood. | For families who want a suburban house with a lot, parks, schools in both networks and an active multicultural community, at a price below Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield. |
| Not for | Less so for those who want urban life, a shopping street on foot or a condo in the heart of the action: Pierrefonds is lived by car and by the water. | Less so for those who want the waterfront, an old village or a train on foot: DDO is lived by car and bus, between the boulevards. |
Pierrefonds-Roxboro: For families who want a suburban house with a lot, nature parks, a river and, since 2025, a direct REM downtown; for anglophones and newcomers looking for a bilingual neighbourhood. Dollard-des-Ormeaux: For families who want a suburban house with a lot, parks, schools in both networks and an active multicultural community, at a price below Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield.
The con that most often decides between the two. On one side, lived by car: no walkable shopping street, boulevards and shopping centres. On the other, dDO is lived by car and bus, between the boulevards: no waterfront, no old village, no train on foot. Whichever of the two you accept more easily names your neighbourhood. The detail of each is in Living in Pierrefonds-Roxboro: the pros and cons and Living in Dollard-des-Ormeaux: the pros and cons.
The QPAREB's West Island North sector (Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and their neighbours) is the island's best-supplied house market: 502 active listings, a $760,000 median in Q2 2026 (+1 % year over year, +22 % in five years), 42 days on market. The QPAREB's West Island North sector (DDO, Kirkland, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, L'Île-Bizard) is the island's best-supplied house market: 502 active listings, a $760,000 median in Q2 2026 (+1 % year over year, +22 % in five years), 42 days on market. 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 Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Living in Dollard-des-Ormeaux guides give the benchmark of each sector.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
The REM serves Sunnybrooke and Roxboro-Pierrefonds (Deux-Montagnes branch, opened in the fall of 2025), with downtown without a transfer; buses on Pierrefonds, Saint-Jean, Saint-Charles and Gouin reach the REM and the Fairview terminus (Pointe-Claire). DDO has neither station nor metro of its own: buses on boulevards des Sources, Saint-Jean and de Salaberry lead to the Fairview terminus and to the exo stations of Pointe-Claire (Vaudreuil-Hudson line) and Roxboro-Pierrefonds (REM, Deux-Montagnes branch, opened in the fall of 2025).
Pierrefonds-Roxboro: Lived by car: no walkable shopping street, boulevards and shopping centres. Dollard-des-Ormeaux: DDO is lived by car and bus, between the boulevards: no waterfront, no old village, no train on foot.
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.
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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.
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