Laval or Vaudreuil-Dorion: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Laval | Vaudreuil-Dorion |
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| Single-family home |
$630,000547 sales · +5% year over year
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$620,25094 sales · +2% year over year
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| Condo |
$439,999236 sales · +3% year over year
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$369,00040 sales · +2% 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)
Vaudreuil-Dorion: City of Vaudreuil-Dorion. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. Too few plexes sold for a median price to be published. (Centris – Vaudreuil-Dorion 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
Vaudreuil-Dorion
- Population (2021 census)
- 43,268 residents (+13.5% since 2016)
- exo train stations
- Vaudreuil and Dorion (Vaudreuil–Hudson line)
- Highways
- A-20, A-30 and A-40
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.
Vaudreuil-DorionThe exo Vaudreuil–Hudson line serves the Vaudreuil and Dorion stations to Lucien-L’Allier station, downtown; according to exo, the trip takes about 55 minutes from Dorion. Departures are mostly at weekday rush hours. exo buses leave from the Vaudreuil terminus, including connections to the REM, and highways 20, 30 and 40 meet in the city.
Education
LavalCégep Montmorency, Université de Montréal’s Laval campus, INRS – Centre Armand-Frappier.
Vaudreuil-DorionCentre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs (including École secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes) and Lester B. Pearson School Board for English-language education. Cégep de Valleyfield has a study centre in Vaudreuil-Dorion.
Health
LavalHôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital.
Vaudreuil-DorionThe future Hôpital de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (404 beds) is scheduled to open gradually starting in summer 2028. Until then, the region’s hospital is Hôpital du Suroît, in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
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).
Vaudreuil-DorionIn 2026, Vaudreuil-Dorion applies 1.5% from $315,000 to $619,300, then 3% on the portion of the price above $619,300 (rates as of October 2026, for information only). The City also offers a free inspection program to reduce the risk of sewer backups for buildings affected since 2023.
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