Mirabel or Saint-Laurent: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Mirabel | Saint-Laurent |
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| Single-family home |
$650,000112 sales · +11% year over year
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$880,00061 sales · +3% year over year
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| Condo |
$462,00047 sales · +4% year over year
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$463,500100 sales · -2% 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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last 4 quarters$889,87580 sales · -1% year over year
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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)
Saint-Laurent: Borough of Saint-Laurent, 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 (16 sales): the figures cover the last four quarters. (Centris – Saint-Laurent 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
Saint-Laurent
- Population (2021 census)
- 102,104 residents (+3% since 2016)
- Area
- 43 km², about 70% of it industrial or commercial
- Jobs in the borough
- About 108,000 (Ville de Montréal)
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.
Saint-LaurentThe metro’s orange line serves the Du Collège and Côte-Vertu stations; Côte-Vertu is also a major bus terminus. Since November 17, 2025, the REM has stopped at the Côte-de-Liesse, Montpellier, Du Ruisseau and Bois-Franc stations; according to the REM, the trip from Bois-Franc to Gare Centrale takes about 16 minutes. Bois-Franc (about 740 spaces) and Du Ruisseau (more than 1,000 spaces) have park-and-ride lots. Since January 12, 2026, the exo 15 Mascouche line has ended at Côte-de-Liesse station, with a connection to the REM. According to the REM, the airport branch is scheduled to open in 2027; it will add Marie-Curie station.
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.
Saint-LaurentCentre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for French-language education and English Montreal School Board (EMSB) for English-language education. Two cégeps in the borough: Cégep de Saint-Laurent and Vanier College.
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.
Saint-LaurentCLSC de Saint-Laurent (CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal). The nearest hospital is Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur-de-Montréal, in the neighbouring borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
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.
Saint-LaurentSaint-Laurent is part of the City of Montréal, so Montréal’s rates apply. In 2026: 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% up to $315,000, 1.5% up to $552,300, 2% up to $1,104,700, then 2.5%, 3.5% and 4% above $3,113,000 (rates as of October 2026, for information only). For a house at the median price of $880,000, that comes to about $12,949. Ville de Montréal programs, such as RénoPlex, also apply.
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