Living · Duel · Verdun and on Nuns' Island or LaSalle · 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.
Verdun and on Nuns' Island or LaSalle, the pros and cons side by side. Verdun and on Nuns' Island: pro, The river, the urban beach, the bike paths and Wellington Street, with two metro stations on the Verdun side and the REM on the island. Con, Verdun has become expensive: plexes and plex condos cost what a sought-after neighbourhood costs, and parking is hard near Wellington. LaSalle: pro, The river and the rapids, Parc des Rapides, Angrignon metro, and a house or duplex under $750,000 on the island. Con, 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 and LaSalle 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.
| Verdun and on Nuns' Island | LaSalle | |
|---|---|---|
| Transit | 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. |
| Parks and shops | 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. |
| Schools and services | 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. |
| 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. |
| Who it is for | 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). |
| Not for | Nuns' Island is for those who want a tower with services, the REM and the view, in a calm, planned setting; less so for those seeking a shopping street on foot or easy parking on the Verdun side. | Less so for those who want a neighbourhood shopping street on foot or old-world charm: LaSalle is functional and vast, at the scale of the car. |
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 con that most often decides between the two. 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. Whichever of the two you accept more easily names your neighbourhood. The detail of each is in Living in Verdun and on Nuns' Island: the pros and cons and Living in LaSalle: the pros and cons.
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. 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 Verdun and on Nuns' Island and Living in LaSalle guides give the benchmark of each sector.
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. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.
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.
Verdun and on Nuns' Island: Verdun has become expensive: plexes and plex condos cost what a sought-after neighbourhood costs, and parking is hard near Wellington. LaSalle: Functional and vast, built for the car: few walkable shopping streets, boulevards and shopping centres.
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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