At a glance
A small borough on its own island at the north-west edge of Montréal, with mostly single-detached houses, three in four households owning, and a low population density. Home values are close to the city median.
- Median home value
- $500K 2021 census, owner estimate · city $500K
- Residents
- 20,000 estimate for mid-2025, up from 18,885 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 26% city 64%
- Permits per year
- 522 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $500K in the 2021 census, close to the Montréal median of $500K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
- 26% of households rent, well below the 64% city-wide.
- 62% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 7% city-wide.
- Permit activity is high: about 522 permits a year, 2.2× the city rate per resident. Montréal counts renovation permits too, so this mostly signals owners investing in their homes.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 18,885 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 18,885 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
- 3 city median 22
- Cafés and bakeries
- 2 city median 50
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 2 city median 22
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 42 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)
- $5,610 on $500K
Typical apartment rent nearby3
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève sits in CMHC's Sainte-Geneviève/Senneville etc. survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $930 −$75 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $1,062 −$69 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,432 +$86 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
- 5.9 per 1,000 · below the 8.3 median
- Violent crime
- 0.3 per 1,000 · median 0.7
- Property crime
- 5.6 per 1,000 · median 7.5
- Reported crime runs about 29% below the median Montréal borough: 5.9 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 theft from vehicles, 52% of the total. 95% of incidents are property crime.
- Reported crime has risen since 2020 (53 to 83 incidents a year), in step with the community's rapid growth.
- So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 80 incidents, 54% 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
- 23
Reported crime by year
*2026 is year to date.