Buying · Features · 52 cities · September 18, 2026
A garage pays more than a pool, and newer homes sell for more but more slowly. Here are the real gaps, city by city, across 13,123 homes sold in 12 months.
As of September 18, 2026, across 13,123 single-family sales read on Centris between September 16, 2025 and September 16, 2026 in 52 cities, the median price gap is 28.5% for a garage, 21.8% for a pool and 13.4% for a fireplace. A garage is present on 53% of the homes sold, a fireplace on 47%, a pool on 32%. The pool gap holds at equal bedroom count (22% on three-bedroom houses). By year built, the median price climbs from $457,475 (1959 and earlier) to $705,000 (2010 onward), but so does selling time: 17.5 days for the newest against 10 days for 1980s and 1990s homes. Source: Centris (Matrix), single-family sales closed between September 16, 2025 and September 16, 2026, features as declared on each listing (pool, garage, fireplace, year built), up to 300 sales per city, compiled September 18, 2026, aggregates only.
That is the clearest result across 13,123 sales read. The median price gap between a house with a garage and one without is 28.5%, against 21.8% for a pool and 13.4% for a fireplace. The garage is also the most widespread feature among homes sold (53%), ahead of the fireplace (47%) and the pool (32%). In Quebec a garage is not a luxury, it is a winter necessity, and the market pays for it.
The obvious objection: houses with pools are bigger, so they cost more for other reasons. We ran the calculation again comparing only three-bedroom houses, within each city. The median gap still stands at 22%, against 21.8% raw. The median bedroom difference between the two groups is zero. So a pool genuinely separates prices, though that does not mean installing one pays: the cost of an in-ground pool far exceeds this gap, and it narrows the buyer pool.
For each city: sales analyzed, the share of homes sold that have a pool, and the median price gap tied to each of the three features. Click a city for the detail, the year built and selling times.
| City | Region | Sales analyzed | Share with a pool | Pool price gap | Garage gap | Fireplace gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | Montréal | 174 | 6% | 209.1% | 67.2% | 35.1% |
| Sept-Îles | Côte-Nord | 243 | 4% | 89.6% | 40.4% | 30.4% |
| Dorval | Montréal | 121 | 12% | 49.9% | 22% | 14.1% |
| Montreal | Montréal | 300 | 27% | 47.9% | 15.2% | 19.1% |
| Candiac | Montérégie | 207 | 52% | 46.8% | 63.7% | 50.3% |
| Blainville | Laurentides | 300 | 54% | 44.2% | 61.7% | 43% |
| Beaconsfield | Montréal | 213 | 31% | 41.8% | 37.8% | 10.3% |
| Saint-Lambert | Montérégie | 139 | 34% | 39.9% | 15.1% | 26.5% |
| Rimouski | Bas-Saint-Laurent | 300 | 11% | 36.6% | 28.5% | 8% |
| Victoriaville | Centre-du-Québec | 300 | 19% | 34.3% | 32.6% | 10.3% |
| Val-d'Or | Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 276 | 14% | 34.1% | 35.2% | 25.9% |
| Chambly | Montérégie | 297 | 51% | 32.9% | 49.1% | 19.4% |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Montérégie | 300 | 33% | 32.5% | 42.7% | 12.8% |
| Rouyn-Noranda | Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 300 | 10% | 31.1% | 18.5% | 6.4% |
| Gatineau | Outaouais | 300 | 20% | 30.8% | 30.6% | 14.3% |
| Mirabel | Laurentides | 300 | 46% | 30.5% | 28.7% | 27.7% |
| Sainte-Thérèse | Laurentides | 141 | 36% | 29.8% | 38.1% | 33.7% |
| Boucherville | Montérégie | 300 | 51% | 29.3% | 34.4% | 28.5% |
| Granby | Estrie | 300 | 25% | 27.1% | 26.9% | 16.5% |
| Varennes | Montérégie | 159 | 52% | 26.6% | 39.7% | 25.3% |
| Pointe-Claire | Montréal | 236 | 12% | 25.5% | 21.6% | 11.4% |
| Rosemère | Laurentides | 148 | 45% | 24.1% | 46.4% | 18.8% |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | Montérégie | 266 | 46% | 23.7% | 41.8% | 35.3% |
| La Prairie | Montérégie | 206 | 35% | 23.4% | 32.3% | 23.4% |
| Trois-Rivières | Mauricie | 300 | 33% | 22.9% | 32.5% | 14.8% |
| Saguenay | Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean | 300 | 30% | 21.9% | 14% | 14.3% |
| Brossard | Montérégie | 300 | 23% | 21.7% | 44.7% | 4% |
| Magog | Estrie | 266 | 23% | 21.1% | 45.8% | 39.4% |
| Longueuil | Montérégie | 300 | 29% | 20.6% | 19.7% | 11.3% |
| Sherbrooke | Estrie | 300 | 32% | 18.9% | 41.9% | 21.1% |
| Laval | Laval | 300 | 36% | 18.8% | 28.4% | 14.7% |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | Montérégie | 300 | 23% | 18.4% | 20% | 9.2% |
| Quebec City | Capitale-Nationale | 300 | 27% | 18.4% | 26.2% | 15% |
| Repentigny | Lanaudière | 300 | 45% | 18.2% | 27.8% | 16.4% |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux | Montréal | 287 | 22% | 15.6% | 14.4% | 11.4% |
| Beloeil | Montérégie | 247 | 45% | 15.5% | 32.2% | 9.8% |
| Drummondville | Centre-du-Québec | 300 | 26% | 15.5% | 23.4% | 8% |
| Sorel-Tracy | Montérégie | 300 | 28% | 14.9% | 21.9% | 11.6% |
| Kirkland | Montréal | 191 | 37% | 13.4% | 12% | |
| Mascouche | Lanaudière | 300 | 53% | 12.9% | 27% | 7.4% |
| Joliette | Lanaudière | 129 | 29% | 12.5% | 16.9% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Zotique | Montérégie | 123 | 38% | 11.6% | 27.8% | 24.3% |
| Saint-Constant | Montérégie | 241 | 44% | 11.4% | 16.5% | 1.6% |
| Sainte-Julie | Montérégie | 239 | 52% | 11.1% | 31.8% | 11.9% |
| Saint-Jérôme | Laurentides | 300 | 35% | 11% | 24.7% | 11.8% |
| Châteauguay | Montérégie | 300 | 43% | 10.5% | 16.7% | 4% |
| Lévis | Chaudière-Appalaches | 300 | 26% | 10% | 20.2% | 7.4% |
| L'Île-Perrot | Montérégie | 75 | 17% | 9.4% | 36.3% | 7.9% |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion | Montérégie | 300 | 26% | 7.7% | 21.3% | 5.9% |
| Boisbriand | Laurentides | 154 | 49% | 7.5% | 25.9% | 7.3% |
| Terrebonne | Lanaudière | 300 | 41% | 6.9% | 17.7% | 1.4% |
| Sainte-Adèle | Laurentides | 245 | 14% | 2.5% | 33.8% | 10.6% |
Source: Centris (Matrix), single-family sales closed between September 16, 2025 and September 16, 2026, features as declared on each listing (pool, garage, fireplace, year built), up to 300 sales per city, compiled September 18, 2026, aggregates only. An empty cell means one of the two groups had fewer than 8 sales in that city.
Leading: Westmount (209.1%), Sept-Îles (89.6%), Dorval (49.9%), Montreal (47.9%), Candiac (46.8%). These are the largest gaps, but also the most fragile: in these cities very few homes sold have a pool (6%, 4%, 12%), and a pool there usually comes attached to a high-end property. At the other end: L'Île-Perrot (9.4%), Vaudreuil-Dorion (7.7%), Boisbriand (7.5%), Terrebonne (6.9%), Sainte-Adèle (2.5%), suburbs where a pool is ordinary and no longer sets anything apart.
The rule that emerges: the more common a pool is in a city, the less it is worth. Where half the houses have one, it is part of the standard; where it is rare, it marks the top of the market.
| Year built | Median sale price (median of 52 cities) | Days on market |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 and earlier | $457,475 | 16.8 |
| 1960-1979 | $531,750 | 11 |
| 1980-1999 | $581,325 | 10 |
| 2000-2009 | $652,500 | 14.5 |
| 2010 onward | $705,000 | 17.5 |
Price climbs steadily with the year built, from $457,475 to $705,000. Selling time, though, traces a U: homes from the 1980s and 1990s move fastest (10 days), while the oldest (16.8 days) and the newest (17.5 days) take the longest. For buyers, newer construction is where negotiating room remains. For anyone selling a recent home, it is a warning: a high price does not guarantee speed.
Our other data series, all built from Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from the past twelve months of actual sales or leases, city by city, aggregates only.
Single-family listings switched to sold status on Centris (Matrix) between September 16, 2025 and September 16, 2026, up to 300 sales per city, read in address order. For each listing: sale price, days on market, pool, garage, fireplace or stove, year built, bedrooms and rooms, as declared on the listing. The published gap is the difference between the median of the group that has the feature and the median of the group that does not: a difference between two groups of houses, not the isolated effect of an addition. The three-bedroom control exists precisely to separate the size effect. Subgroups with fewer than 8 sales are not published. Merged cities are taken in full. Only aggregates are published, never an individual listing.
Across 13,123 sales over 12 months in 52 cities, homes with a pool sell for 21.8% more at the median, and the gap holds at equal bedroom count (22%). But it is a gap between two groups of houses, not the return on a pool you would install: the cost far exceeds this gap, and it reduces the number of interested buyers.
The garage, clearly: 28.5% median gap against 21.8% for a pool. It is also the feature that stays most consistent from one city to the next.
No. Homes built in 2010 and later sell at the highest median price ($705,000) but take the longest (17.5 days), against 10 days for homes from the 1980s and 1990s.
Because scarcity sets the price. Where pools are common, a pool no longer distinguishes one house from another; where pools are rare, they usually come with a high-end property and the measured gap inflates. Cities where fewer than 10% of sales have a pool should be read with that caveat.
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