Parc-Lafontaine

At a glance

Parc-Lafontaine is the best-known part of the Plateau, wrapped around Parc La Fontaine, with outdoor staircases, duplexes and some of the borough's higher values. It is in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal.

Median home value (est.)

$759K^*

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

Residents

16,386

2021 census

Households renting

69%

city 64%

Homes that are apartments

92%

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 $759K, 24% above the Montréal median of $611K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 69% of households rent, close to the 64% city-wide.
• Only 11% of residents are under 15, versus 15% city-wide.
• 33% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 24% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• 92% of homes are apartments (73% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.

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)

$10,530

on $759K

Typical apartment rent nearby²

Parc-Lafontaine sits in CMHC's Plateau-Mont-Royal survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,083

+$78 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,298

+$167 vs metro average

2 bedroom

—

not reported

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

17.1

per 1,000 · above the 8.7 median

Violent crime

1.7

per 1,000 · median 0.8

Property crime

15.4

per 1,000 · median 8.1

• Reported crime runs about 2× the median Montréal neighbourhood: 17.1 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 vehicle theft, 36% of the total. 90% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2020 (200 to 230 incidents a year).
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 219 incidents, 30% more than the same months of 2025.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.