At a glance
Montréal's biggest borough by population, on the west side of Mount Royal. It combines Côte-des-Neiges, with the Université de Montréal and big hospitals, with the more residential Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Nearly three in four households rent, almost all homes are apartments, and about a quarter of residents are in their 20s or early 30s.
- Median home value
- $695K 2021 census, owner estimate · city $500K
- Residents
- 184,140 estimate for mid-2025, up from 170,583 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 74% city 64%
- Permits per year
- 1,460 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $695K in the 2021 census, 39% above the Montréal median of $500K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
- 74% of households rent, above the 64% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 1,460 permits a year.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 170,583 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 170,583 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
- 64 city median 22
- Cafés and bakeries
- 105 city median 50
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 70 city median 22
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 122 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)
- $9,250 on $695K
Typical apartment rent nearby3
Côte-des-Neiges–NDG sits in CMHC's Ct-des-Neiges/Mt-Royal/Outremont survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $976 −$29 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $1,146 +$15 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,415 +$69 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- $1,949 +$324 vs metro average
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
- 8.3 per 1,000 · close to the 8.3 median
- Violent crime
- 0.8 per 1,000 · median 0.7
- Property crime
- 7.5 per 1,000 · median 7.5
- Reported crime runs close to the median Montréal borough: 8.3 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 break-in, 33% of the total. 90% of incidents are property crime.
- Reported crime has risen since 2020 (931 to 1,264 incidents a year).
- So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 1,075 incidents, 16% more than 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
- 385
Reported crime by year
*2026 is year to date.