Ahuntsic-Cartierville or Mirabel: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Mirabel |
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| Single-family home |
$917,50044 sales · stable year over year
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$650,000112 sales · +11% year over year
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| Condo |
$420,00070 sales · +1% year over year
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$462,00047 sales · +4% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
$935,00071 sales · +6% year over year
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last 4 quarters$841,31272 sales · +14% 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).
Ahuntsic-Cartierville: Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Q3 2026 (July to September), change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Ahuntsic-Cartierville statistics)
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)
At a glance
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- Population (2021 census)
- 135,336 residents (+1% since 2016)
- Area
- 24 km²
- Rivière des Prairies shoreline
- 15 km (Ville de Montréal)
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
Transit
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleThe metro’s orange line has three stations in the borough: Henri-Bourassa, Sauvé and Crémazie. The exo 12 Saint-Jérôme line stops at the Bois-de-Boulogne and Chabanel stations, toward Lucien-L’Allier station, downtown. The exo 15 Mascouche line stops at the Sauvé (connection to the metro) and Ahuntsic stations; since January 2026, its terminus has been Côte-de-Liesse station, in Saint-Laurent, with a connection to the REM. Since November 2025, the Du Ruisseau REM station, at the Saint-Laurent boundary, has offered about 1,060 park-and-ride spaces; according to the REM, the trip to Gare Centrale takes about 14 minutes. The Parcours Gouin bike path runs along the river.
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.
Education
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleCentre de services scolaire de Montréal for French-language education and English Montreal School Board (EMSB) for English-language education. Three colleges in the borough: Collège Ahuntsic, Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne and Collège André-Grasset.
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.
Health
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleHôpital du Sacré-Cœur-de-Montréal (Cartierville) and Hôpital Fleury (Ahuntsic), part of the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. CLSC d’Ahuntsic and CLSC de Bordeaux-Cartierville.
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.
Welcome tax
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleAhuntsic-Cartierville 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 condo at the median price of $420,000, that comes to about $4,411; for a $935,000 plex, about $14,049. Ville de Montréal programs, such as RénoPlex, also apply.
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.
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