Montréal or Repentigny: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Montréal | Repentigny |
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| Single-family home |
$812,0001,002 sales · +2% year over year
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Repentigny sector$598,000122 sales · stable year over year
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| Condo |
$477,0001,728 sales · stable 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) |
$902,500614 sales · +3% 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).
Montréal: Island of Montréal. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Island of Montréal 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
Montréal
- Population (2021 census)
- 1,762,949 residents
- Renter households (Island of Montréal)
- About 60%
- Boroughs
- 19
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
MontréalThe metro has 4 lines and 68 stations. The REM serves the South Shore (since 2023), Deux-Montagnes (since November 2025) and the West Island (since May 2026); the airport branch is planned by the end of 2027. Five exo train lines connect Montréal to the suburbs (Vaudreuil–Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Candiac and Mascouche).
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
MontréalMcGill University, Université de Montréal, UQAM, Concordia University, HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, ÉTS.
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
MontréalCHUM, McGill University Health Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Jewish General Hospital, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont.
RepentignyHôpital Pierre-Le Gardeur, in Terrebonne (Lachenaie sector); CLSC Meilleur, rue Thouin, in Repentigny.
Welcome tax
MontréalMontréal applies additional brackets for properties over $1.1M, up to 4% above $3,113,000.
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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