Cartierville

At a glance

Cartierville sits on the Rivière des Prairies in the northwest of Ahuntsic–Cartierville, with a mix of apartment blocks, duplexes and detached houses, and a larger share of young children than most of the island. It is in the borough of Ahuntsic–Cartierville.

Median home value (est.)

$758K^*

* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $611K

Residents

24,189

2021 census

Households renting

63%

city 64%

Homes that are apartments

68%

city 73%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $621K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Montréal CMA MLS® Home Price Index (+22% since then), that is about $758K, 24% above the Montréal median of $611K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 63% of households rent, close to the 64% city-wide.
• 21% of residents are under 15, versus 15% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
• 22% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 7% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2021 census.

Upfront closing costs¹

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 census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Montréal transfer duties (welcome tax)

$10,510

on $758K

Typical apartment rent nearby²

Cartierville sits in CMHC's Ahuntsic/Cartierville survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$768

−$237 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$933

−$198 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,262

−$84 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,459

−$166 vs metro average

How it's changing

Montréal doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety³

Reported incidents in the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 77 Montréal neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

9.8

per 1,000 · a little above the 8.7 median

Violent crime

0.8

per 1,000 · median 0.8

Property crime

9.1

per 1,000 · median 8.1

• Reported crime runs about 13% above the median Montréal neighbourhood: 9.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.7.
• 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 theft from vehicles, 45% of the total. 92% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2020 (170 to 257 incidents a year).
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 158 incidents, 11% fewer than the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.