Waterfront · Montérégie · Centris 2018-2026
The median sale price of a house bordered by a body of water in the Montérégie, 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.
In the Montérégie, the waterfront costs little: $625,000 for a house bordered by a body of water at the median in 2026 (January to September), versus $590,000 for all single-family homes, a gap of $35,000 (+6%) against a median premium of 20% across the 34 regions and cities tracked. 419 houses bordered by a body of water sold in the Montérégie from January to September 2026, 4.2% of single-family sales. Since 2018: waterfront +101%, all houses +107%. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled on October 17, 2026.
The short answer
In the Montérégie, the waterfront costs little: $625,000 for a house bordered by a body of water at the median in 2026 (January to September), versus $590,000 for all single-family homes, a gap of $35,000 (+6%) against a median premium of 20% across the 34 regions and cities tracked. 419 houses bordered by a body of water sold in the Montérégie from January to September 2026, 4.2% of single-family sales. Since 2018: waterfront +101%, all houses +107%.
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 | $311,500 | 333 | $285,000 | 13,086 | +9% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | $325,000 | 478 | $302,000 | 14,360 | +8% | 3.3% |
| 2020 | $385,000 | 764 | $360,000 | 15,920 | +7% | 4.8% |
| 2021 | $479,500 | 569 | $445,629 | 14,409 | +8% | 3.9% |
| 2022 | $520,000 | 459 | $500,000 | 11,873 | +4% | 3.9% |
| 2023 | $552,500 | 374 | $495,000 | 10,619 | +12% | 3.5% |
| 2024 | $570,000 | 490 | $525,000 | 12,519 | +9% | 3.9% |
| 2025 | $651,500 | 577 | $570,000 | 13,342 | +14% | 4.3% |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sept.) | $625,000 | 419 | $590,000 | 9,903 | +6% | 4.2% |
Closed sales on Centris from 2018 to September 2026: 4,463 houses bordered by a body of water and 116,031 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 the Montérégie
- The waterfront and the rest of the market rose at the same pace in the Montérégie: +101% versus +107% since 2018. The gap between the two held.
- The waterfront premium is stable: +9% in 2018, +6% in 2026 ($35,000 gap at the median).
- The waterfront house sold for more than the median house every publishable year in the Montérégie: the strongest premium in 2025 (+14%), the weakest in 2022 (+4%).
- Waterfront share of sales in the Montérégie: 3.8% since 2018 (4,463 houses of 116,031), 2.5% in 2018 and 4.2% in 2026.
- 2026 (January to September) versus 2025: waterfront -4.1% ($651,500 to $625,000), all houses +3.5% ($570,000 to $590,000).
- Peaks: waterfront $651,500 in 2025, all houses $590,000 in 2026. The waterfront fell in 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 the Montérégie, the premium is higher.
Is the waterfront worth paying for in the Montérégie?
In the Montérégie, the waterfront costs $35,000 (+6%), not much. It means waterfront houses look like the others: same age, same size, and sometimes more modest shores (stream, narrow river, pond). The buyer who wants the water pays almost the same house; the seller with a real lakefront must bring out what the median does not see.
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 the Montérégie, from the same Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a waterfront house cost in the Montérégie in 2026?
$625,000 at the median for a house bordered by a body of water sold in the Montérégie from January to September 2026 (419 sales), versus $590,000 for all single-family homes (9,903 sales).
What is the waterfront worth in the Montérégie?
$35,000 (+6%) at the 2026 median. In 2018, the premium was +9%. 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 the Montérégie?
The waterfront: +101% between 2018 and 2026, versus +107% for all houses in the Montérégie.
What share of sales is waterfront in the Montérégie?
3.8% of single-family homes sold in the Montérégie since 2018 were bordered by a body of water (4,463 houses of 116,031); 4.2% from January to September 2026.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries run on October 17, 2026 for all of Montérégie: 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.