Laval or Montréal: comparison for buyers

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Median prices

LavalMontréal
Single-family home
$630,000547 sales · +5% year over year
$812,0001,002 sales · +2% year over year
Condo
$439,999236 sales · +3% year over year
$477,0001,728 sales · stable year over year
Plex (2 to 5 units)
$890,00065 sales · +2% year over year
$902,500614 sales · +3% year over year

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).
Laval: City of Laval. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Laval statistics)
Montréal: Island of Montréal. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Island of Montréal statistics)

At a glance

Laval
Population (2021 census)
438,366 residents (+4% since 2016)
Owner households
66.6% (compared with about 60% in Québec)
Median household income (2020)
$85,000 before tax
Sectors
Created by the merger of 14 municipalities in 1965
Montréal
Population (2021 census)
1,762,949 residents
Renter households (Island of Montréal)
About 60%
Boroughs
19

Transit

LavalThe metro’s orange line has three stations in Laval: Cartier, De la Concorde and Montmorency. The exo Saint-Jérôme train line stops at the Vimont, De La Concorde and Sainte-Rose stations. Since November 2025, the REM has served the Île-Bigras and Sainte-Dorothée stations. Highways 15 and 440 cross the island.
MontréalThe metro has 4 lines and 68 stations. The REM serves the South Shore (since 2023), Deux-Montagnes (since November 2025) and the West Island (since May 2026); the airport branch is planned by the end of 2027. Five exo train lines connect Montréal to the suburbs (Vaudreuil–Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Candiac and Mascouche).

Education

LavalCégep Montmorency, Université de Montréal’s Laval campus, INRS – Centre Armand-Frappier.
MontréalMcGill University, Université de Montréal, UQAM, Concordia University, HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, ÉTS.

Health

LavalHôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital.
MontréalCHUM, McGill University Health Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Jewish General Hospital, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont.

Welcome tax

LavalSince 2026, Laval applies a 3% rate on the portion of the price above $500,000 (rates as of October 2026, for information only).
MontréalMontréal applies additional brackets for properties over $1.1M, up to 4% above $3,113,000.

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