Châteauguay or Pierrefonds-Roxboro: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Châteauguay | Pierrefonds-Roxboro |
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| Single-family home |
$540,00092 sales · +2% year over year
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$635,00095 sales · -2% year over year
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| Condo |
last 4 quarters$383,45063 sales · +5% year over year
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last 4 quarters$380,625147 sales · +2% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
—No published median
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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).
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)
Pierrefonds-Roxboro: Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, 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 (17 over four quarters) is too low for Centris to publish a median price. (Centris – Pierrefonds-Roxboro 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
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
- Population (2021 census)
- About 70,000 residents
- Owner households (2021)
- About 68%
- Area
- 27.1 km², with 27 km of shoreline on the Rivière des Prairies
- Language status
- Montréal’s only bilingual borough (recognized by the OQLF)
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.
Pierrefonds-RoxboroSince November 17, 2025, the Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Sunnybrooke stations have been served by the REM (Deux-Montagnes branch), which runs downtown (McGill and Gare Centrale stations). Sunnybrooke station has about 500 parking spaces. Several STM bus lines go to the stations. South of the borough, the REM’s Anse-à-l’Orme branch (including the Des Sources and Kirkland stations) has also served the West Island since May 2026. Boulevards Gouin, Pierrefonds, Saint-Charles, Saint-Jean and Des Sources are the main roads; Highway 13 crosses the eastern end.
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.
Pierrefonds-RoxboroCentre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for French-language education (including École secondaire de l’Altitude) and Lester B. Pearson School Board for English-language education (including Pierrefonds Community High School). Nearby cégeps: Cégep Gérald-Godin, in Sainte-Geneviève, and John Abbott College, in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Health
ChâteauguayHôpital Anna-Laberge, on boulevard Brisebois (Santé Québec – Montérégie-Ouest): emergency department open 24 hours a day, birthing centre, pediatrics, surgery and oncology.
Pierrefonds-RoxboroCLSC de Pierrefonds, on boulevard Gouin Ouest. The nearest hospital is Lakeshore General Hospital, in Pointe-Claire (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal).
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.
Pierrefonds-RoxboroPierrefonds-Roxboro is part of the City of Montréal, so Montréal’s rates apply: 0.5% up to $62,900; 1% up to $315,000; 1.5% up to $552,300; 2% up to $1,104,700; then additional brackets up to 4% above $3,113,000 (2026 rates, for information only). For a house at the median price of $635,000, that comes to about $8,049.
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