Châteauguay or Dollard-Des Ormeaux: comparison for buyers
Choose two or three cities from my guides. The figures come from the same sources as the guides.
Median prices
| Châteauguay | Dollard-Des Ormeaux |
|---|
| Single-family home |
$540,00092 sales · +2% year over year
|
$797,00065 sales · +6% year over year
|
|---|
| Condo |
last 4 quarters$383,45063 sales · +5% year over year
|
last 4 quarters$446,887171 sales · -2% year over year
|
|---|
| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
—No published median
|
—No published median
|
|---|
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).
Châteauguay: City of Châteauguay, 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. For plexes, the number of sales (22 over four quarters) is too low for Centris to publish a median price. (Centris – Châteauguay 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
Châteauguay
- Population (2021 census)
- 50,815 residents (+6.1% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 19,917
- Average home value (2026 budget)
- $495,043
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
Châteauguayexo buses leave from the Châteauguay terminus for Angrignon metro station and, at rush hour, for downtown Montréal (Terminus Centre-ville). Highway 30 crosses the city. To reach Montréal, Route 138 leads to the Honoré-Mercier Bridge; an eastbound reserved lane helps avoid part of the congestion on the approach to the bridge.
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
ChâteauguayCentre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries for French-language education and New Frontiers School Board for English-language education (including Howard S. Billings Regional High School, in Châteauguay). There is no cégep in Châteauguay; an exo bus line (90) serves Cégep André-Laurendeau, in LaSalle, at weekday rush hours.
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
ChâteauguayHôpital Anna-Laberge, on boulevard Brisebois (Santé Québec – Montérégie-Ouest): emergency department open 24 hours a day, birthing centre, pediatrics, surgery and oncology.
Dollard-Des OrmeauxThe nearest hospital is Lakeshore General Hospital, on avenue Stillview, in Pointe-Claire.
Welcome tax
ChâteauguayChâteauguay applies an additional bracket: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $615,600, then 3% on the portion above $615,600 (rates in effect since January 1, 2026, for information only). For a house at the median price of $540,000, below this threshold, that comes to about $6,211, the same as with Québec’s base rates. The City requires payment in a single instalment, within 30 days of the bill.
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.
Torn between these cities?
I help you compare areas based on your budget, your work and your family.
Popular comparisons
