Living · Duel · Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul or Terrebonne · 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.
Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul or Terrebonne, the pros and cons side by side. Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul: pro, Space and countryside twenty kilometres from downtown, the Rivière-des-Mille-Îles park, at the lowest price in east Laval. Con, Rural and quiet: no train, no metro, no condos or shopping street; everything is by car. Terrebonne: pro, A complete city (hospital, CEGEP, Old Terrebonne, train station, highways) with the widest house choice on the North Shore. Con, Highway 25 to Montreal is tolled, and the Pie-IX Bridge is saturated at rush hour. For families who want space, countryside twenty kilometres from downtown and a great park, at eastern Laval's lowest price; for those working in eastern Montreal or Terrebonne via Highway 25. For families who want a complete city (hospital, CEGEP, old village, station, highways) with a house under $600,000 and the North Shore's largest choice; for those working in Laval or eastern Montreal.
Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul and Terrebonne 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.
| Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | Terrebonne | |
|---|---|---|
| Transit | The sector has neither metro nor station: STL buses reach the Cartier terminus and Montmorency metro. | Terrebonne station, on the exo Mascouche line, leads to Central Station; exo Terrebonne-Mascouche buses reach Montmorency metro in Laval and the Radisson terminus in Montreal. |
| Parks and shops | The Centre de la nature (lake, farm, trails, winter sliding) is Laval's great park and the east's leisure heart; the banks of both rivers and neighbourhood parks complete the offer. | Île-des-Moulins and the Rivière des Mille Îles park are Old Terrebonne's leisure heart; the TransTerrebonne, a bike path crossing the city, the Cité du sport, the aquatic complex and the arenas complete the offer. |
| Schools and services | The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Laval and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. | 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. |
| The market in 2026 | Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is the Laval sector that rose most in five years for houses (+43 %), for a median still among the city's lowest: $552,944 in Q2 2026 (+2 % year over year), 33 days on market, 88 active listings. | Terrebonne is the North Shore's best-supplied house market: 345 active listings in Q2 2026, a $583,500 median (+1 % year over year, +51 % in five years) and 25 days on market despite the supply. |
| Who it is for | For families who want space, countryside twenty kilometres from downtown and a great park, at eastern Laval's lowest price; for those working in eastern Montreal or Terrebonne via Highway 25. | For families who want a complete city (hospital, CEGEP, old village, station, highways) with a house under $600,000 and the North Shore's largest choice; for those working in Laval or eastern Montreal. |
| Not for | Less so for those who want a train, a metro, a condo or a shopping street: eastern Laval is rural, calm and lived by car, toll included. | Less so for those who want the metro or a fast rise: most of the rise is done, and the 25 comes with a toll. |
Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul: For families who want space, countryside twenty kilometres from downtown and a great park, at eastern Laval's lowest price; for those working in eastern Montreal or Terrebonne via Highway 25. Terrebonne: For families who want a complete city (hospital, CEGEP, old village, station, highways) with a house under $600,000 and the North Shore's largest choice; for those working in Laval or eastern Montreal.
The con that most often decides between the two. On one side, rural and quiet: no train, no metro, no condos or shopping street; everything is by car. On the other, highway 25 to Montreal is tolled, and the Pie-IX Bridge is saturated at rush hour. Whichever of the two you accept more easily names your neighbourhood. The detail of each is in Living in Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul: the pros and cons and Living in Terrebonne: the pros and cons.
Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is the Laval sector that rose most in five years for houses (+43 %), for a median still among the city's lowest: $552,944 in Q2 2026 (+2 % year over year), 33 days on market, 88 active listings. Terrebonne is the North Shore's best-supplied house market: 345 active listings in Q2 2026, a $583,500 median (+1 % year over year, +51 % in five years) and 25 days on market despite the supply. 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 Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul and Living in Terrebonne guides give the benchmark of each sector.
The sector falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Laval and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. 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. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
The sector has neither metro nor station: STL buses reach the Cartier terminus and Montmorency metro. Terrebonne station, on the exo Mascouche line, leads to Central Station; exo Terrebonne-Mascouche buses reach Montmorency metro in Laval and the Radisson terminus in Montreal.
Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul: Rural and quiet: no train, no metro, no condos or shopping street; everything is by car. Terrebonne: Highway 25 to Montreal is tolled, and the Pie-IX Bridge is saturated at rush hour.
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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