Montréal-Nord (north-central)

At a glance

North-central Montréal-Nord has more houses and townhouses than the rest of the borough, with a lower share of renters. It is in the borough of Montréal-Nord.

Median home value (est.)

$494K^*

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

Residents

13,131

2021 census

Households renting

59%

city 64%

Homes that are apartments

62%

city 73%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $404K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Montréal CMA MLS® Home Price Index (+22% since then), that is about $494K, 19% below the Montréal median of $611K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 59% of households rent, close to the 64% city-wide.
• 19% 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)

$5,520

on $494K

Typical apartment rent nearby²

Montréal-Nord (north-central) sits in CMHC's Montréal-Nord survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$801

−$204 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,050

−$81 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,126

−$220 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

—

not reported

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

6.5

per 1,000 · below the 8.7 median

Violent crime

0.6

per 1,000 · median 0.8

Property crime

5.9

per 1,000 · median 8.1

• Reported crime runs about 25% below the median Montréal neighbourhood: 6.5 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, 40% of the total. 91% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2020 (82 to 117 incidents a year).
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 65 incidents, 32% fewer than the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.