Ahuntsic-Cartierville or Brossard: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Brossard |
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| Single-family home |
$917,50044 sales · stable year over year
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$739,500134 sales · +2% year over year
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| Condo |
$420,00070 sales · +1% year over year
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$410,000153 sales · -2% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
$935,00071 sales · +6% year over year
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—No published median
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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)
Brossard: City of Brossard. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. Too few plexes sold for a median price to be published (4 sales). (Centris – Brossard 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)
Brossard
- Population (2021 census)
- 91,525 residents (+6.8% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 37,275
- REM stations
- Panama, Du Quartier and Brossard
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.
BrossardSince July 2023, the REM has connected the Brossard, Du Quartier and Panama stations to Gare Centrale, downtown, in about 15, 13 and less than 10 minutes respectively. Brossard station has a bus terminus and a large park-and-ride lot. Buses are operated by the Réseau de transport de l’agglomération de Longueuil (RTL). The Samuel-De Champlain Bridge and highways 10 and 30 complete the network.
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.
BrossardCentre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin (including École secondaire Antoine-Brossard, with an international education program) and Riverside School Board for English-language education. Nearest cégep: Champlain College Saint-Lambert.
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.
BrossardCLSC Samuel-de-Champlain (boulevard Taschereau, Brossard); Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne, in Greenfield Park.
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.
BrossardIn 2026, Brossard applies 1.5% from $315,000 to $500,000, then 3% on the portion of the price above $500,000 (rates as of October 2026, for information only). For a house at the median price of $739,500, that comes to about $12,796.
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