Châteauguay or Pointe-Claire: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Châteauguay | Pointe-Claire |
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| Single-family home |
$540,00092 sales · +2% year over year
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$759,50064 sales · -4% year over year
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| Condo |
last 4 quarters$383,45063 sales · +5% year over year
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$582,50031 sales · -5% 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)
Pointe-Claire: City of Pointe-Claire, Q3 2026 (July to September), change compared with the same quarter of 2025. Too few plexes sold (4 over four quarters) for a median price to be published. (Centris – Pointe-Claire 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
Pointe-Claire
- Population (2021 census)
- 33,488 residents (+6.7% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 13,313
- Train and REM stations
- 3 exo stations (Valois, Pointe-Claire, Cedar Park) and 2 REM stations (Fairview–Pointe-Claire, Des Sources)
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.
Pointe-ClaireTwo REM stations (Anse-à-l’Orme branch) have been in service since May 18, 2026: Fairview–Pointe-Claire and Des Sources. According to the REM, the trip from Des Sources to Gare Centrale takes about 23 minutes. The exo 11 Vaudreuil–Hudson line serves the Valois, Pointe-Claire and Cedar Park stations to Lucien-L’Allier station, downtown. Train departures are concentrated at weekday rush hours. STM buses serve the city, and highways 20 and 40 cross it from east to west.
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.
Pointe-ClaireCentre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for French-language education (including École secondaire Félix-Leclerc) and Lester B. Pearson School Board for English-language education (including John Rennie and St. Thomas high schools). 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.
Pointe-ClaireLakeshore General Hospital, 160 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.
Pointe-ClairePointe-Claire applies additional brackets: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $500,000, 2.1% up to $1,000,000, then 2.6% above (2026 rates published by the City, for information only). For a house at the median price of $759,500, that comes to about $11,060, or about $1,560 more than with Québec’s base rates. The amount is payable in a single instalment.
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