Longueuil or Pointe-Claire: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Longueuil | Pointe-Claire |
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| Single-family home |
Vieux-Longueuil$625,000116 sales · stable year over year
Saint-Hubert$587,500129 sales · stable year over year
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$759,50064 sales · -4% year over year
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| Condo |
Vieux-Longueuil$398,500116 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) |
Vieux-Longueuil$840,00051 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).
Longueuil: Centris statistics by borough (no data published for the city as a whole). (Centris – Vieux-Longueuil)
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
Longueuil
- Population (2021 census)
- 254,483 residents (+6% since 2016)
- Boroughs
- Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park
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
LongueuilThe metro’s yellow line runs from Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station to downtown Montréal, with the RTL bus terminus. The Longueuil–Saint-Hubert exo station is on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line. The Jacques Cartier Bridge and the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel connect the city to Montréal; the nearest REM station is Panama, in Brossard.
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
LongueuilLongueuil campuses of Université de Sherbrooke and Université de Montréal, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit, École nationale d’aérotechnique.
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
LongueuilHôpital Charles-LeMoyne (Greenfield Park), Hôpital Pierre-Boucher (Vieux-Longueuil).
Pointe-ClaireLakeshore General Hospital, 160 avenue Stillview, in Pointe-Claire.
Welcome tax
LongueuilIn 2026, Longueuil applies 1.5% from $315,000 to $630,100, then 3% above $630,100 (rates as of October 2026, for information only; confirm with the City).
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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