Vieux-Montréal

At a glance

Vieux-Montréal is the historic core of the city, with converted warehouses, cobblestone streets and the Old Port, and one of the highest incomes on the island. It is in the borough of Ville-Marie.

Median home value (est.)

$715K^*

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

Residents

14,615

2021 census

Households renting

51%

city 64%

Homes that are apartments

97%

city 73%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $585K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Montréal CMA MLS® Home Price Index (+22% since then), that is about $715K, 17% above the Montréal median of $611K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 51% of households rent, below the 64% city-wide.
• Only 8% of residents are under 15, versus 15% city-wide.
• 34% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 24% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• 97% 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)

$9,650

on $715K

Typical apartment rent nearby²

Vieux-Montréal sits in CMHC's Downtown Montréal/Îles-des-Soeurs survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,268

+$263 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,598

+$467 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,092

+$746 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,262

+$637 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

40.6

per 1,000 · above the 8.7 median

Violent crime

1.4

per 1,000 · median 0.8

Property crime

39.3

per 1,000 · median 8.1

• Reported crime runs about 4.7× the median Montréal neighbourhood: 40.6 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, 60% of the total. 97% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2020 (210 to 665 incidents a year).
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 440 incidents, 14% fewer 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.