Living · Family duel · Verdun and on Nuns' Island or LaSalle · October 13, 2026
Two neighbouring areas seen with children: schools, parks, commutes, and the compromise that decides between Verdun and on Nuns' Island and LaSalle.
Verdun and on Nuns' Island or LaSalle for a family, side by side. Verdun and on Nuns' Island: The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. Verdun has become expensive: plexes and plex condos cost what a sought-after neighbourhood costs, and parking is hard near Wellington. LaSalle: The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. Functional and vast, built for the car: few walkable shopping streets, boulevards and shopping centres. Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after. For families who want a house or a duplex under $750,000 with the river, a metro and the highways; for a condo buyer looking for a view and choice (310 listings).
Verdun and on Nuns' Island or LaSalle for a family: two neighbouring areas, the same questions on both sides. Schools, parks, commutes and the compromise each one asks of a family, taken from our neighbourhood guides and from what families tell us after the visits. The figures are those published by the APCIQ for the second quarter of 2026; nothing is embellished.
| Verdun and on Nuns' Island | LaSalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. | The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. |
| Parks | The riverfront is the main draw: Verdun beach, the Natatorium, riverside parks and a bike path; Parc Angrignon is next door. | The Parc des Rapides (birdwatching, Lachine Rapids) and the riverside path are LaSalle's signature; Parc Angrignon, at the limit, is one of the island's large parks; Parc Riverside and Parc Leroux complete the offer, with the Aquadôme as aquatic centre. |
| Commutes | The green line serves Verdun at Verdun, De l'Église and LaSalle; Nuns' Island is served by the Île-des-Sœurs REM station (South Shore branch, opened July 31, 2023) and by buses. | Angrignon station, the green line terminus, is at the borough's northeast limit, with its bus terminus; the LaSalle station of the exo Candiac line serves the centre. |
| The market in 2026 | Verdun is counted by the APCIQ within the Sud-Ouest sector: condo $508,500 (+3 %, 48 days), house $1,050,000 (+11 %, 31 days); on the ground, a renovated plex near Wellington is one of the island's most contested products. | The QPAREB's Lachine/LaSalle sector is a two-speed market: the single-family home ($730,000, +1 % year over year, +26 % in five years) sells in 42 days with only 120 active listings, a seller's market; the condo ($420,000, -7 % year over year) sells in 53 days with 310 listings, and the market tips toward the buyer above $640,000 (15.9 months of inventory), where the waterfront towers are. |
| For which family | Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after. | For families who want a house or a duplex under $750,000 with the river, a metro and the highways; for a condo buyer looking for a view and choice (310 listings). |
Verdun and on Nuns' Island: Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after. LaSalle: For families who want a house or a duplex under $750,000 with the river, a metro and the highways; for a condo buyer looking for a view and choice (310 listings).
The compromise that most often decides between the two, seen with children. On one side, verdun has become expensive: plexes and plex condos cost what a sought-after neighbourhood costs, and parking is hard near Wellington. On the other, functional and vast, built for the car: few walkable shopping streets, boulevards and shopping centres. The family that accepts one of the two more easily has found its neighbourhood. The full family portrait of each is in Living in Verdun and on Nuns' Island with a family and Living in LaSalle with a family; the general duel, all profiles together, is in Verdun and on Nuns' Island or LaSalle: the pros and cons.
Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after. For families who want a house or a duplex under $750,000 with the river, a metro and the highways; for a condo buyer looking for a view and choice (310 listings). The area whose compromise bothers you least is the right one.
The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B. No page replaces checking the school catchment of the exact address.
The green line serves Verdun at Verdun, De l'Église and LaSalle; Nuns' Island is served by the Île-des-Sœurs REM station (South Shore branch, opened July 31, 2023) and by buses. Angrignon station, the green line terminus, is at the borough's northeast limit, with its bus terminus; the LaSalle station of the exo Candiac line serves the centre. Do both commutes once, on a Tuesday morning, before deciding.
Written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our Living in Verdun and on Nuns' Island and Living in LaSalle guides and from what families tell us after the visits; no figure is added to those published by the APCIQ, and ranking schools is not our trade. The other neighbourhood duels seen with children are in neighbourhood against neighbourhood for a family.
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