2026 rankings · Slowest selling
The cities where a house sells slowest: the table of the 50 cities ranked on Centris sales from January to September 2026, how to read the ranking and what it changes for buying or selling. Nothing estimated, ranks computed.
The city where a house sells slowest in 2026 is Westmount: 35 days in median over January to September 2026, ahead of Candiac (29 days) and L'Île-Perrot (26 days). Slow for 2026, not for history: the median of the 50 cities is 13 days and it was 64 days in 2016. 1 city exceeds 30 days. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 13, 2026.
The short answer
The city where a house sells slowest in 2026 is Westmount: 35 days in median over January to September 2026, ahead of Candiac (29 days) and L'Île-Perrot (26 days). Slow for 2026, not for history: the median of the 50 cities is 13 days and it was 64 days in 2016. 1 city exceeds 30 days.
The ranking of the 50 cities
| Rank | City | Median days 2026 | Days 2016 | Median house 2026 | Sold ÷ asking 2026 | Months of inventory 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westmount | 35 days | 75 days | $2,272,500 | 96% | 9.0 months |
| 2 | Candiac | 29 days | 75 days | $866,000 | 98% | 5.1 months |
| 3 | L'Île-Perrot | 26 days | 66 days | $561,500 | 98% | 5.2 months |
| 4 | Magog | 25 days | 116 days | $600,000 | 98% | 5.6 months |
| 5 | Brossard | 24 days | 48 days | $734,200 | 98% | 4.7 months |
| 6 | Beaconsfield | 22 days | 41 days | $1,031,000 | 97% | 5.5 months |
| 7 | Kirkland | 22 days | 50 days | $955,000 | 97% | 4.3 months |
| 8 | Vaudreuil-Dorion | 22 days | 57 days | $605,000 | 98% | 3.9 months |
| 9 | Pointe-Claire | 21 days | 36 days | $745,500 | 98% | 3.7 months |
| 10 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | 20 days | 45 days | $792,500 | 97% | 4.6 months |
| 11 | Montreal | 20 days | 54 days | $755,000 | 98% | 5.0 months |
| 12 | Mirabel | 19 days | 68 days | $650,000 | 99% | 3.5 months |
| 13 | Victoriaville | 19 days | 85 days | $366,000 | 98% | 2.8 months |
| 14 | Drummondville | 18 days | 82 days | $429,900 | 99% | 3.6 months |
| 15 | Saint-Lambert | 17 days | 53 days | $1,120,000 | 97% | 4.5 months |
| 16 | Sorel-Tracy | 17 days | 77 days | $391,750 | 99% | 4.9 months |
| 17 | Châteauguay | 16 days | 71 days | $520,000 | 99% | 3.8 months |
| 18 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 16 days | 67 days | $577,000 | 99% | 3.7 months |
| 19 | Dorval | 15 days | 31 days | $712,500 | 98% | 4.2 months |
| 20 | Rosemère | 15 days | 85 days | $845,000 | 98% | 3.6 months |
| 21 | Laval | 14 days | 52 days | $630,000 | 99% | 3.5 months |
| 22 | Blainville | 13 days | 59 days | $760,000 | 99% | 3.3 months |
| 23 | Gatineau | 13 days | 51 days | $490,000 | 99% | 3.6 months |
| 24 | Granby | 13 days | 88 days | $462,543 | 99% | 3.2 months |
| 25 | La Prairie | 13 days | 65 days | $740,000 | 99% | 3.5 months |
| 26 | Saint-Constant | 13 days | 54 days | $620,000 | 99% | 3.3 months |
| 27 | Saint-Jérôme | 13 days | 67 days | $547,500 | 99% | 3.1 months |
| 28 | Sept-Îles | 13 days | 84 days | $275,000 | 97% | 3.1 months |
| 29 | Sainte-Thérèse | 12 days | 50 days | $650,000 | 99% | 2.6 months |
| 30 | Boisbriand | 11 days | 64 days | $630,000 | 99% | 3.9 months |
| 31 | Longueuil | 11 days | 51 days | $602,000 | 99% | 2.7 months |
| 32 | Repentigny | 11 days | 63 days | $588,000 | 100% | 2.6 months |
| 33 | Rouyn-Noranda | 11 days | 61 days | $370,000 | 99% | 2.8 months |
| 34 | Val-d'Or | 11 days | 80 days | $400,000 | 98% | 3.5 months |
| 35 | Boucherville | 10 days | 27 days | $810,000 | 99% | 2.5 months |
| 36 | Chambly | 10 days | 63 days | $689,000 | 99% | 2.7 months |
| 37 | Terrebonne | 10 days | 64 days | $599,000 | 100% | 2.9 months |
| 38 | Mascouche | 9 days | 52 days | $615,000 | 100% | 2.6 months |
| 39 | Saint-Hyacinthe | 9 days | 77 days | $507,500 | 99% | 2.8 months |
| 40 | Sherbrooke | 9 days | 67 days | $458,500 | 100% | 2.6 months |
| 41 | Varennes | 9 days | 32 days | $631,000 | 99% | 2.7 months |
| 42 | Joliette | 8 days | 89 days | $460,000 | 99% | 2.6 months |
| 43 | Saguenay | 8 days | 91 days | $366,000 | 99% | 3.0 months |
| 44 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | 8 days | 47 days | $819,500 | 99% | 3.1 months |
| 45 | Trois-Rivières | 8 days | 58 days | $410,000 | 99% | 2.7 months |
| 46 | Beloeil | 7 days | 40 days | $630,000 | 100% | 1.7 months |
| 47 | Rimouski | 7 days | 77 days | $395,000 | 100% | 2.3 months |
| 48 | Sainte-Julie | 7 days | 33 days | $667,400 | 100% | 2.9 months |
| 49 | Lévis | 6 days | 84 days | $440,000 | 100% | 2.4 months |
| 50 | Quebec City | 5 days | 78 days | $480,000 | 103% | 2.1 months |
Source: Centris (Matrix), January to September 2026 and year 2016; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team on October 13, 2026, aggregates only.
What the ranking says
- The slowest third (Westmount, Candiac, L'Île-Perrot, Magog, Brossard...) takes 17 days or more: expensive cities, resort towns and a few regional cities where inventory came back.
- Slow and expensive go together: 7 of the 10 most expensive cities are in the slow half. The pool of buyers above $610,000 is thinner.
- Slow stays relative: the slowest city of 2026 (Westmount, 35 days) sells faster than the 2016 median of cities (64 days).
- Only 1 city out of 50 is a buyer's market (over 6 months of inventory); 11 are balanced. Long timing comes from a less tight inventory, not from a market tipping over.
What it changes for buying or selling
For a buyer, the top of this ranking is the list of cities where you can still negotiate: at 35 days or 29 days, an offer conditional on inspection and financing goes through, and the sold ÷ asking ratio in the table says by how much. For a seller, 35 days is not a signal to cut the price: it is the normal pace of your city in 2026, and the right question is whether your house sits within the range of recent sales on your street.
How to read this ranking
Every city in the table has its page in the days on market by city series, where the full 2016-2026 series and the method are detailed. Ranks are computed on the 50 cities tracked, not on all of Quebec: a missing city is not unranked, it is not tracked. Values are Centris (Matrix) figures for single-family house sales over January to September 2026; 2016 is the full year. Ties are ordered alphabetically. No new query: only aggregates already published are reordered.
Frequently asked questions
In which city does a house sell slowest in Quebec?
Westmount, in 35 days in median over January to September 2026, ahead of Candiac (29 days) and L'Île-Perrot (26 days). The median of the 50 cities tracked is 13 days.
Does a long timing mean a buyer's market?
Not necessarily. Of the 50 cities, 1 is a buyer's market (over 6 months of inventory) and 11 are balanced; the others are seller's markets despite their timing. Months of inventory are in the table.
Why do expensive cities sell more slowly?
Because fewer buyers can pay a million, and expensive houses are less comparable to one another. 7 of the 10 most expensive cities exceed the median days on market.
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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.