Dollard-Des Ormeaux or Terrebonne: comparison for buyers
Choose two or three cities from my guides. The figures come from the same sources as the guides.
Median prices
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux | Terrebonne |
|---|
| Single-family home |
$797,00065 sales · +6% year over year
|
Terrebonne sector$632,500107 sales · +5% year over year
Lachenaie$695,00063 sales · +4% year over year
|
|---|
| Condo |
last 4 quarters$446,887171 sales · -2% year over year
|
Terrebonne sector$442,00042 sales · +4% 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).
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)
Terrebonne: Centris statistics by sector (no data published for the city as a whole). Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Terrebonne sector)
At a glance
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)
Terrebonne
- Population (2021 census)
- 119,944 residents (+7.5% since 2016)
- Population by sector
- Terrebonne 59,378 · Lachenaie 35,860 · La Plaine 24,706
- Detached single-family homes
- About 62% of dwellings (Ville de Terrebonne)
Transit
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.
TerrebonneThe exo 15 Mascouche line stops at Terrebonne station; since January 12, 2026, its Montréal terminus has been Côte-de-Liesse station, with a connection to the REM. The Terminus Terrebonne connects the city by exo bus to the metro (Radisson, Henri-Bourassa, Montmorency) and to the Pie-IX BRT. Highways 25, 40 and 640 serve the city.
Education
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).
TerrebonneCollège de Terrebonne of the Cégep régional de Lanaudière (the other colleges are in L’Assomption and Joliette).
Health
Dollard-Des OrmeauxThe nearest hospital is Lakeshore General Hospital, on avenue Stillview, in Pointe-Claire.
TerrebonneHôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur (Lachenaie sector), which serves southern Lanaudière.
Welcome tax
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.
TerrebonneIn 2026, Terrebonne 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). The City also offers assistance for restoring recognized heritage buildings.
Torn between these cities?
I help you compare areas based on your budget, your work and your family.
Popular comparisons
