Trois-Rivières or Drummondville: where to buy halfway between Montreal and Quebec City in 2026?

Comparison · Trois-Rivières vs Drummondville · 2026

Two halfway cities, a $15,000 gap and two speeds: here is how to decide between Trois-Rivières and Drummondville by commute, budget and profile.

Trois-Rivières and Drummondville are the two cities halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, one on the river and the 40, the other on the 20, and they are almost even on price: a $410,000 median house in the city of Trois-Rivières in the second quarter of 2026 (+5 % year over year, +98 % in five years, a doubling) in 19 days, against $424,950 in Drummondville (+6 %, +66 %) in 35 days. Trois-Rivières is a seller's market in every range; Drummondville tips to balanced above $620,000 (9.5 months of inventory). Trois-Rivières is the river, Vieux-Trois-Rivières, UQTR, the CHAUR and Cap-de-la-Madeleine; Drummondville is the 20, the Village québécois d'antan, the Saint-François River, the CEGEP and a manufacturing economy. The choice is made on which highway you take and on the market's speed.

The price: Trois-Rivières or Drummondville?

Drummondville is $15,000 more expensive in median ($424,950 vs $410,000), but Trois-Rivières rose more (+98 % vs +66 % in five years) because it started lower and the river attracts. The sectors: in Trois-Rivières, Pointe-du-Lac and Sainte-Marthe ($444,500, +112 %), the centre ($424,000), Trois-Rivières-Ouest ($407,500) and Cap-de-la-Madeleine (the entry level, 12 days); in Drummondville, the city ($424,950) and outskirts without a quarterly median where the high end waits (21.8 months in the north). The condo has a median in Trois-Rivières ($308,250, 36 days) but not in Drummondville.

Days on market and choice

Trois-Rivières sells in 19 days (12 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, 27 in Trois-Rivières-Ouest) with 207 houses active and a seller's market in every range (1.3 to 4.7 months of inventory); Drummondville in 35 days with 212 houses, seller's under $620,000 (2.2 to 4.2 months) and balanced above (9.5 months). For a buyer, Trois-Rivières calls for a pre-approval and an offer the first weekend; Drummondville leaves more time, especially above $620,000. For a seller, Trois-Rivières is the fast market; Drummondville, the market of positioning.

City of Trois-Rivières: months of inventory by price range

City of Drummondville: months of inventory by price range

The living environment

Trois-Rivières has the river and the port park, Vieux-Trois-Rivières and rue des Forges, UQTR, the CHAUR, the CEGEP, the Grand Prix, the Saint-Maurice River and Île Saint-Quentin, the 40 to Montreal and Quebec City in 140 kilometres each, and Cap-de-la-Madeleine with its shrine. Drummondville has the 20 to Montreal in 110 kilometres, the Village québécois d'antan, the Saint-François River and Woodyatt park, the CEGEP, the Centrexpo, a manufacturing and logistics economy, and recent neighbourhoods in Saint-Nicéphore. Both are lived by car, with local transit.

The verdict by profile

• Work in Montreal two days a week: Drummondville (110 kilometres via the 20) or Trois-Rivières (140 via the 40); both have the intercity bus.
• Work in Quebec City too: Trois-Rivières, exactly halfway.
• River, old quarter, university: Trois-Rivières.
• Recent home with garage, market where you negotiate: Drummondville (Saint-Nicéphore), especially above $620,000.
• First home under $400,000: Cap-de-la-Madeleine in Trois-Rivières, or Drummondville's 1960s to 1980s neighbourhoods.
• Condo: Trois-Rivières ($308,250); in Drummondville, supply is thin.
• Fast resale: Trois-Rivières (19 days).

The full portraits: real estate broker in Trois-Rivières and real estate broker in Drummondville; the reports on the Trois-Rivières market and the Drummondville market; to sell, selling a house in Trois-Rivières and selling a house in Drummondville.

Frequently asked questions

Trois-Rivières or Drummondville: which is cheaper?

Trois-Rivières, by $15,000 on the median house ($410,000 vs $424,950 in the second quarter of 2026), despite doubling in five years.

Which sells faster?

Trois-Rivières, 19 days vs 35, with a seller's market in every range; in Drummondville, above $620,000, the market is balanced.

Which is better placed?

Drummondville for Montreal (110 kilometres via the 20); Trois-Rivières for Montreal and Quebec City equally (140 kilometres each via the 40).

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

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.