At a glance
A small east-end borough of mostly low-rise apartments, bungalows and townhouses, with large commercial and industrial areas along Autoroute 40. Almost six in ten households rent, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older, and home values are below the city median.
- Median home value
- $428K 2021 census, owner estimate · city $500K
- Residents
- 46,190 estimate for mid-2025, up from 43,243 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 57% city 64%
- Permits per year
- 526 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $428K in the 2021 census, 14% below the Montréal median of $500K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
- 57% of households rent, below the 64% city-wide.
- 23% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
- Building activity is in line with the city as a whole, at about 526 permits a year.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 43,243 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 43,243 at the 2021 census.
Daily errands on foot1
Places within the borough or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical borough in Montréal.
- Supermarkets
- 7 city median 22
- Cafés and bakeries
- 7 city median 50
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 4 city median 22
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 27 city median 103
Upfront closing costs2
Quebec buyers pay a tiered transfer duty (the welcome tax) to the municipality, set by each city. Montréal's rate rises from 0.5% to 4%. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.
- Montréal transfer duties (welcome tax)
- $4,530 on $428K
Typical apartment rent nearby3
Anjou sits in CMHC's Anjou/Saint-Léonard survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $690 −$315 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $844 −$287 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,119 −$227 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- — not reported
How it's changing
Building permits issued each year, a leading signal of new homes and renovations. Montréal counts every permit type, including renovations and demolitions.
*2026 is year to date.
Safety4
Reported incidents in the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 19 Montréal boroughs.
- Reported crime
- 8.4 per 1,000 · close to the 8.3 median
- Violent crime
- 0.4 per 1,000 · median 0.7
- Property crime
- 8.0 per 1,000 · median 7.5
- Reported crime runs close to the median Montréal borough: 8.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.3.
- Montréal police don't publish assaults in their open data, so the violent figure here only covers robbery and offences causing death.
- The most common reported crime is vehicle theft, 37% of the total. 95% of incidents are property crime.
- Crime has fallen since 2020: 364 reported incidents in 2025 versus 580 in 2020.
- So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 273 incidents, about the same as the same months of 2025.
Crime per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Other reported incidents
Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.
- Mischief and vandalism
- 106
Reported crime by year
*2026 is year to date.