Brossard or Saint-Laurent: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Brossard | Saint-Laurent |
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| Single-family home |
$739,500134 sales · +2% year over year
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$880,00061 sales · +3% year over year
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| Condo |
$410,000153 sales · -2% year over year
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$463,500100 sales · -2% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
—No published median
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last 4 quarters$889,87580 sales · -1% 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).
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)
Saint-Laurent: Borough of Saint-Laurent, 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 (16 sales): the figures cover the last four quarters. (Centris – Saint-Laurent statistics)
At a glance
Brossard
- Population (2021 census)
- 91,525 residents (+6.8% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 37,275
- REM stations
- Panama, Du Quartier and Brossard
Saint-Laurent
- Population (2021 census)
- 102,104 residents (+3% since 2016)
- Area
- 43 km², about 70% of it industrial or commercial
- Jobs in the borough
- About 108,000 (Ville de Montréal)
Transit
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.
Saint-LaurentThe metro’s orange line serves the Du Collège and Côte-Vertu stations; Côte-Vertu is also a major bus terminus. Since November 17, 2025, the REM has stopped at the Côte-de-Liesse, Montpellier, Du Ruisseau and Bois-Franc stations; according to the REM, the trip from Bois-Franc to Gare Centrale takes about 16 minutes. Bois-Franc (about 740 spaces) and Du Ruisseau (more than 1,000 spaces) have park-and-ride lots. Since January 12, 2026, the exo 15 Mascouche line has ended at Côte-de-Liesse station, with a connection to the REM. According to the REM, the airport branch is scheduled to open in 2027; it will add Marie-Curie station.
Education
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.
Saint-LaurentCentre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for French-language education and English Montreal School Board (EMSB) for English-language education. Two cégeps in the borough: Cégep de Saint-Laurent and Vanier College.
Health
BrossardCLSC Samuel-de-Champlain (boulevard Taschereau, Brossard); Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne, in Greenfield Park.
Saint-LaurentCLSC de Saint-Laurent (CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal). The nearest hospital is Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur-de-Montréal, in the neighbouring borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
Welcome tax
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.
Saint-LaurentSaint-Laurent 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 house at the median price of $880,000, that comes to about $12,949. Ville de Montréal programs, such as RénoPlex, also apply.
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