Blainville or Mirabel: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Blainville | Mirabel |
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| Single-family home |
$835,000148 sales · +11% year over year
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$650,000112 sales · +11% year over year
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| Condo |
last 4 quarters$432,425159 sales · +1% year over year
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$462,00047 sales · +4% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
last 4 quarters$821,56244 sales · +10% year over year
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last 4 quarters$841,31272 sales · +14% 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).
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)
Mirabel: City of Mirabel, Q3 2026 (July to September), change compared with the same quarter of 2025. For plexes, Centris does not publish a quarterly price due to too few transactions: the figures cover the last four quarters. (Centris – Mirabel statistics)
At a glance
Blainville
- Population (2021 census)
- 59,819 residents (+5.2% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 22,424
- Average home value (2026 budget)
- $710,200
Mirabel
- Population (2021 census)
- 61,108 residents (+21% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 24,795
- Average value of a single-family home (2026 budget, new assessment roll)
- $595,686
Transit
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.
MirabelMirabel station, on rue Victor in the Saint-Janvier sector, is on the exo 12 Saint-Jérôme line; it offers 333 parking spaces and a bus loop. Highway 15 (Autoroute des Laurentides) and Highway 50, which serves the airport and leads toward Gatineau, cross the territory, as do routes 117, 148 and 158.
Education
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.
MirabelDepending on the sector, schools fall under the Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles or the Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord; Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board offers English-language education. Nearest cégeps: Collège Lionel-Groulx (Sainte-Thérèse) and Cégep de Saint-Jérôme.
Health
BlainvilleHôpital de Saint-Eustache, which serves the MRC de Thérèse-De Blainville.
MirabelMirabel is served by the Saint-Jérôme and Saint-Eustache hospitals, located just outside the city. A CLSC is located in the Saint-Augustin sector.
Welcome tax
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.
MirabelMirabel applies an additional bracket: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $500,000, then 3% on the portion above $500,000 (rates in effect since January 1, 2026, for information only). For a house at the median price of $650,000, that comes to about $10,111, or about $2,250 more than with Québec’s base rates. Since 2025, the City has allowed this amount to be paid in two instalments if it is at least $300.
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