Ahuntsic-Cartierville or Blainville: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Blainville |
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| Single-family home |
$917,50044 sales · stable year over year
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$835,000148 sales · +11% year over year
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| Condo |
$420,00070 sales · +1% year over year
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last 4 quarters$432,425159 sales · +1% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
$935,00071 sales · +6% year over year
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last 4 quarters$821,56244 sales · +10% year over year
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Median price = half of the properties sold for less, the other half for more. The price of a specific property varies.
Source: Centris, Q3 2026 (July to September).
Ahuntsic-Cartierville: Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Q3 2026 (July to September), change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Ahuntsic-Cartierville statistics)
Blainville: City of Blainville. For condos and plexes, Centris does not publish a quarterly price due to too few transactions: the figures cover the last four quarters. (Centris – Blainville statistics)
At a glance
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- Population (2021 census)
- 135,336 residents (+1% since 2016)
- Area
- 24 km²
- Rivière des Prairies shoreline
- 15 km (Ville de Montréal)
Blainville
- Population (2021 census)
- 59,819 residents (+5.2% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 22,424
- Average home value (2026 budget)
- $710,200
Transit
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleThe metro’s orange line has three stations in the borough: Henri-Bourassa, Sauvé and Crémazie. The exo 12 Saint-Jérôme line stops at the Bois-de-Boulogne and Chabanel stations, toward Lucien-L’Allier station, downtown. The exo 15 Mascouche line stops at the Sauvé (connection to the metro) and Ahuntsic stations; since January 2026, its terminus has been Côte-de-Liesse station, in Saint-Laurent, with a connection to the REM. Since November 2025, the Du Ruisseau REM station, at the Saint-Laurent boundary, has offered about 1,060 park-and-ride spaces; according to the REM, the trip to Gare Centrale takes about 14 minutes. The Parcours Gouin bike path runs along the river.
BlainvilleBlainville station is on the exo 12 Saint-Jérôme line; according to exo, the trip to Lucien-L’Allier station, downtown, takes about 1 h 15 min. On weekends, trains end at De la Concorde station in Laval (connection to the metro). exo buses serve the station and neighbourhoods. Highway 15, Route 117 and Highway 640 cross the city.
Education
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleCentre de services scolaire de Montréal for French-language education and English Montreal School Board (EMSB) for English-language education. Three colleges in the borough: Collège Ahuntsic, Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne and Collège André-Grasset.
BlainvilleCentre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles (including the Henri-Dunant and Lucille-Teasdale secondary schools) and Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board for English-language education. Nearest cégep: Collège Lionel-Groulx, in Sainte-Thérèse.
Health
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleHôpital du Sacré-Cœur-de-Montréal (Cartierville) and Hôpital Fleury (Ahuntsic), part of the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. CLSC d’Ahuntsic and CLSC de Bordeaux-Cartierville.
BlainvilleHôpital de Saint-Eustache, which serves the MRC de Thérèse-De Blainville.
Welcome tax
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleAhuntsic-Cartierville is part of the City of Montréal, so Montréal’s rates apply. In 2026: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $552,300, 2% up to $1,104,700, then 2.5%, 3.5% and 4% above $3,113,000 (rates as of October 2026, for information only). For a condo at the median price of $420,000, that comes to about $4,411; for a $935,000 plex, about $14,049. Ville de Montréal programs, such as RénoPlex, also apply.
BlainvilleSince the 2026 budget, Blainville applies 1.5% from $315,000 to $750,000, then 3% on the portion above $750,000 (rates as of October 2026, for information only). For a house at the median price of $835,000, that comes to about $11,911.
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