Ahuntsic-Cartierville or Dollard-Des Ormeaux: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Dollard-Des Ormeaux |
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| Single-family home |
$917,50044 sales · stable year over year
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$797,00065 sales · +6% year over year
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| Condo |
$420,00070 sales · +1% year over year
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last 4 quarters$446,887171 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)
Dollard-Des Ormeaux: City of Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Q3 2026 (July to September), change compared with the same quarter of 2025. For condos, Centris does not publish a quarterly price due to too few transactions: the figures cover the last four quarters. Too few plexes sold (3 over four quarters) for a median price to be published. (Centris – Dollard-Des Ormeaux 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)
Dollard-Des Ormeaux
- Population (2021 census)
- 48,403 residents (-1% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 17,383
- Language status
- Recognized bilingual municipality (Charter of the French Language)
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.
Dollard-Des OrmeauxThe Des Sources REM station (Anse-à-l’Orme branch, in service since May 18, 2026) is on boulevard des Sources, just south of Highway 40, in Pointe-Claire. According to the REM, the trip to Gare Centrale takes about 23 minutes; the station has about 500 park-and-ride spaces. To the north, Sunnybrooke station (Deux-Montagnes branch, since November 2025) is another option. STM buses serve the city; the bus network was redesigned when the branch opened, in May 2026.
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.
Dollard-Des OrmeauxCentre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for French-language education (including École secondaire des Sources) and Lester B. Pearson School Board for English-language education. West Island cégeps: Cégep Gérald-Godin (French) and John Abbott College, in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (English).
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.
Dollard-Des OrmeauxThe nearest hospital is Lakeshore General Hospital, on avenue Stillview, in Pointe-Claire.
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.
Dollard-Des OrmeauxDollard-Des Ormeaux applies additional brackets: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $500,000, 2.5% up to $750,000, then 3% above (rates in effect since January 1, 2026, published by the City, for information only). For a house at the median price of $797,000, that comes to about $13,271, or about $3,205 more than with Québec’s base rates. According to the City, a special $200 duty is added to every transfer. The amount is payable in a single instalment, within 30 days of the bill being sent.
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