Terrebonne or Mascouche: where to buy in 2026?

Comparison · Terrebonne vs Mascouche · 2026

Two neighbouring cities on the same highway and the same train, a $31,500 gap and three times more choice on one side: here is how to decide between Terrebonne and Mascouche.

Terrebonne and Mascouche are neighbours, share Highway 25, the 640 and the Mascouche train line, and do not look alike. Terrebonne is bigger, more varied and better supplied: a $583,500 median for the single-family home in the second quarter of 2026 (+1 % year over year, +51 % in five years), 25 days on market, 345 houses active, with Vieux-Terrebonne, Lachenaie and La Plaine as three distinct markets. Mascouche is newer, pricier and scarcer: $615,000 (+7 %, +54 % in five years), 23 days, 109 houses active, almost all from the 2000s to 2020. The choice: character and choice in Terrebonne, the recent home and the terminus station in Mascouche, a $31,500 gap on the median.

The price: Terrebonne or Mascouche?

Mascouche is $31,500 more expensive in median ($615,000 vs $583,500) because its housing stock is newer: 2005 to 2020 homes near the station and the 25-640 interchange, against a mix of Vieux-Terrebonne, 1960s to 1980s bungalows and recent Lachenaie homes. For an equal house (same era, same lot), the gap narrows: a 2010 home in Lachenaie and one in Mascouche sell at similar prices. In five years, both rose more than 50 %. The condo is cheaper in Mascouche ($362,250 vs $381,000), often a townhouse in both cases.

Days on market and choice

Terrebonne offers three times the choice (345 houses vs 109) and sells in 25 days; Mascouche sells in 23 days with thin supply: in Mascouche you must visit within 48 hours and offer on the street's closed sales, often in competition. In Terrebonne, the buyer can compare three sectors and condition an offer on inspection in the streets where supply is wide (La Plaine, Terrebonne-Ouest). Both are seller's markets in every range.

Terrebonne: balance of power by price range

Mascouche: balance of power by price range

The living environment

Terrebonne has an old village on the Mille Îles river (Île-des-Moulins, restaurants, theatre), a hospital (Pierre-Le Gardeur, in Lachenaie), a CEGEP, a train station and three sectors that run from village to rural; it is a complete city. Mascouche has a terminus station (more seats, guaranteed departure), new neighbourhoods with parks and bike paths, the Grand-Coteau park, Vieux-Mascouche, and depends on Terrebonne for the hospital and the CEGEP. Both are car cities, with tolled Highway 25 towards Laval and Montréal-Est.

The verdict by profile

• Young family, recent home, $600,000 to $700,000 budget: Mascouche, for the new build, the terminus station and the parks; Lachenaie in Terrebonne is the equivalent with the hospital next door.
• First purchase under $550,000: Terrebonne (Terrebonne-Ouest, La Plaine), where supply exists; in Mascouche, entry level is rare.
• Character, river, village life: Vieux-Terrebonne, with no equivalent in Mascouche.
• Large lot, countryside: La Plaine in Terrebonne or the farming north of Mascouche, at similar prices.
• Investor: Terrebonne, for the volume and the plexes of the centre; Mascouche has few plexes.

The full guides: living in Terrebonne and living in Mascouche; the monthly picture in the North Shore report and the Laval report.

Frequently asked questions

Terrebonne or Mascouche: which is cheaper?

Terrebonne, by $31,500 on the median ($583,500 vs $615,000 in the second quarter of 2026), mostly because its housing stock is older; for an equal recent home, prices are similar.

Which sells faster?

Mascouche, 23 days vs 25, with three times less supply: the buyer has to be quicker in Mascouche.

Which has the better train?

Both are on the exo Mascouche line; Mascouche station is the terminus (seats available), Terrebonne is an intermediate station a few minutes closer to Montreal.

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

Published September 6, 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.