Laval or Repentigny: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Laval | Repentigny |
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| Single-family home |
$630,000547 sales · +5% year over year
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Repentigny sector$598,000122 sales · stable year over year
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| Condo |
$439,999236 sales · +3% year over year
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Repentigny sector$320,00049 sales · -15% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
$890,00065 sales · +2% year over year
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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).
Laval: City of Laval. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Laval statistics)
Repentigny: Centris statistics for the Repentigny sector. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Repentigny sector)
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
Repentigny
- Population (2021 census)
- 86,100 residents (+2.2% since 2016)
- Sectors
- Repentigny (64,412 residents) and Le Gardeur (21,688 residents)
- Average 2026 tax bill
- $3,557 for a house assessed at $500,000 (City)
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.
RepentignyRepentigny station is served by the exo 15 Mascouche line, whose Montréal terminus has been Côte-de-Liesse station since January 2026 (connection to the REM). exo buses connect the city to Montréal and neighbouring cities. Highway 40 crosses the city and reaches the island of Montréal via the Charles-De Gaulle Bridge.
Education
LavalCégep Montmorency, Université de Montréal’s Laval campus, INRS – Centre Armand-Frappier.
RepentignyCentre de services scolaire des Affluents (headquartered in Repentigny), with several secondary schools; Collège de L’Assomption of the Cégep régional de Lanaudière is close by.
Health
LavalHôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital.
RepentignyHôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur, in Terrebonne (Lachenaie sector); CLSC Meilleur, rue Thouin, in Repentigny.
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).
RepentignyIn 2026, Repentigny applies 1.5% from $315,000 to $500,000, then 3% above $500,000 (rates as of October 2026, for information only). For a $550,000 house, the City estimates the duties at $7,110.50. It also offers grants to homeowners (home support for people 65 and over, reverse-slope garages, tree planting).
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