Waterfront · Gatineau · Centris 2018-2026
The median sale price of a house bordered by a body of water in Gatineau, year by year since 2018, against all houses: what the waterfront costs, whether the premium grows or melts, and the share of waterfront sales. Centris figures, not estimates.
A waterfront house in Gatineau sells for $595,000 at the median in 2026 (January to September), versus $489,500 for all single-family homes: $105,500 (+22%) for the water, in line with the 34 regions and cities tracked (median premium 20%). 14 houses bordered by a body of water sold in Gatineau from January to September 2026, 0.7% of single-family sales. Since 2018: waterfront +93%, all houses +100%. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled on October 17, 2026.
The short answer
A waterfront house in Gatineau sells for $595,000 at the median in 2026 (January to September), versus $489,500 for all single-family homes: $105,500 (+22%) for the water, in line with the 34 regions and cities tracked (median premium 20%). 14 houses bordered by a body of water sold in Gatineau from January to September 2026, 0.7% of single-family sales. Since 2018: waterfront +93%, all houses +100%.
Median price, waterfront versus all houses, year by year
| Year | Waterfront, median price | Sales | All houses, median price | Sales | Waterfront premium | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $308,000 | 17 | $245,000 | 2,768 | +26% | 0.6% |
| 2019 | $320,000 | 21 | $256,000 | 3,046 | +25% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | $445,000 | 44 | $310,000 | 3,211 | +44% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | $705,000 | 43 | $395,000 | 3,194 | +78% | 1.3% |
| 2022 | $585,000 | 31 | $445,000 | 2,668 | +31% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | $475,000 | 18 | $430,000 | 2,379 | +10% | 0.8% |
| 2024 | $615,000 | 21 | $454,000 | 2,682 | +35% | 0.8% |
| 2025 | $600,000 | 28 | $487,694 | 2,758 | +23% | 1.0% |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sept.) | $595,000 | 14 | $489,500 | 2,039 | +22% | 0.7% |
Closed sales on Centris from 2018 to September 2026: 237 houses bordered by a body of water and 24,745 single-family homes in all. A year with fewer than 10 waterfront sales is left blank (n/a). When a year has few sales, its median can move by tens of thousands of dollars without the market having changed.
What nine years of sales say in Gatineau
- The waterfront and the rest of the market rose at the same pace in Gatineau: +93% versus +100% since 2018. The gap between the two held.
- The waterfront premium is stable: +26% in 2018, +22% in 2026 ($105,500 gap at the median).
- The waterfront house sold for more than the median house every publishable year in Gatineau: the strongest premium in 2021 (+78%), the weakest in 2023 (+10%).
- The waterfront is rare in Gatineau: 1.0% of single-family homes sold since 2018 (237 of 24,745). A median on so few sales moves a lot from one year to the next: read the trend, not a single year's figure.
- 2026 (January to September) versus 2025: waterfront -0.8% ($600,000 to $595,000), all houses +0.4% ($487,694 to $489,500).
- Peaks: waterfront $705,000 in 2021, all houses $489,500 in 2026. The waterfront fell in 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026.
- Quebec benchmark: across the province, the house bordered by a body of water sells for $510,000 at the median in 2026 (January to September), versus $510,000 for all single-family homes (0%); in Gatineau, the premium is higher.
Is the waterfront worth paying for in Gatineau?
In Gatineau, the waterfront costs $105,500 (+22%), in line with the regions and cities tracked. The gap measures the house that comes with the water as much as the water itself: lot, outbuildings, year built. Before paying the premium, check the shoreline buffer, flood levels, year-round access and the condition of the well and septic system: that is where two waterfront houses at the same price part ways.
How to read these figures
Waterfront means the Centris listing of the sold house declares a body of water bordering the lot (lake, river, the St. Lawrence, pond, canal, sea, reservoir or stream), whatever its size: a stream counts as much as a lake. Houses with water access but no frontage, or with a view only, are not counted. The median price is the middle price: half the sales above, half below. The field has existed in listings only since 2018: the series starts there. 2026 stops in September.
Our other data series in Gatineau, from the same Centris listings:
- Land prices in Gatineau, ten years
- Home prices in Gatineau, ten years
- What the pool and garage are worth in Gatineau
- Prices by number of bedrooms in Gatineau
- Prices by number of bathrooms in Gatineau
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a waterfront house cost in Gatineau in 2026?
$595,000 at the median for a house bordered by a body of water sold in Gatineau from January to September 2026 (14 sales), versus $489,500 for all single-family homes (2,039 sales).
What is the waterfront worth in Gatineau?
$105,500 (+22%) at the 2026 median. In 2018, the premium was +26%. Across the 34 regions and cities tracked, the median premium is 20%, and it is negative in 5 of them.
Did the waterfront gain more value than the rest in Gatineau?
The waterfront: +93% between 2018 and 2026, versus +100% for all houses in Gatineau.
What share of sales is waterfront in Gatineau?
1.0% of single-family homes sold in Gatineau since 2018 were bordered by a body of water (237 houses of 24,745); 0.7% from January to September 2026.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries run on October 17, 2026 for all of Gatineau: single-family category, criterion "Type plan d'eau - bordé" (all types), then no criterion, median sale price and number of sales per year over ten years; the field has been filled in only since 2018; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, 2026 = January to September. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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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.