Mirabel or Pointe-Claire: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Mirabel | Pointe-Claire |
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| Single-family home |
$650,000112 sales · +11% year over year
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$759,50064 sales · -4% year over year
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| Condo |
$462,00047 sales · +4% year over year
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$582,50031 sales · -5% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
last 4 quarters$841,31272 sales · +14% 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).
Mirabel: City of Mirabel, Q3 2026 (July to September), change compared with the same quarter of 2025. For plexes, Centris does not publish a quarterly price due to too few transactions: the figures cover the last four quarters. (Centris – Mirabel statistics)
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
Mirabel
- Population (2021 census)
- 61,108 residents (+21% since 2016)
- Occupied private dwellings (2021)
- 24,795
- Average value of a single-family home (2026 budget, new assessment roll)
- $595,686
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
MirabelMirabel station, on rue Victor in the Saint-Janvier sector, is on the exo 12 Saint-Jérôme line; it offers 333 parking spaces and a bus loop. Highway 15 (Autoroute des Laurentides) and Highway 50, which serves the airport and leads toward Gatineau, cross the territory, as do routes 117, 148 and 158.
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
MirabelDepending on the sector, schools fall under the Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles or the Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord; Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board offers English-language education. Nearest cégeps: Collège Lionel-Groulx (Sainte-Thérèse) and Cégep de Saint-Jérôme.
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
MirabelMirabel is served by the Saint-Jérôme and Saint-Eustache hospitals, located just outside the city. A CLSC is located in the Saint-Augustin sector.
Pointe-ClaireLakeshore General Hospital, 160 avenue Stillview, in Pointe-Claire.
Welcome tax
MirabelMirabel applies an additional bracket: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $500,000, then 3% on the portion above $500,000 (rates in effect since January 1, 2026, for information only). For a house at the median price of $650,000, that comes to about $10,111, or about $2,250 more than with Québec’s base rates. Since 2025, the City has allowed this amount to be paid in two instalments if it is at least $300.
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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