Inner city · La Cité-Limoilou, Québec City
Lairet
Compact Limoilou area of low-rise flats with the Saint-Charles river trails nearby
- Budget-conscious renters
- Renters
- Newcomers
At a glance
Lairet is the northern part of old Limoilou: low-rise flats, small duplexes and the Henri-Bourassa corridor. Renters outnumber owners by a wide margin and incomes are among the lowest in the city. About 9% of homes are detached and 81% are apartments, 82% of households rent, and the median home is assessed at about $384K on the 2026 roll (valued July 2023).
- Median home value
- $525K 2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026, all home types · city $485K
- Residents
- 16,520 scaled estimate for mid-2024, up from 15,251 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 82% city 49%
- Homes that are apartments
- 81% city 54%
What the numbers mean
- The median 2026 assessment is $384K (valued July 2023). Indexed to September 2026 with the Québec CMA MLS® Home Price Index (+37%), that is about $525K, close to the Québec City median of $485K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
- That median blends very different homes. By type, the medians are single-family house $353K, plex $427K, condo $250K (city: $367K single-family house, $446K plex, $263K condo). Compare like with like.
- 82% of households rent, well above the 49% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- 27% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 20% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
- 81% of homes are apartments (54% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2024, up from 15,251 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2024, up from 15,251 at the 2021 census.
Assessed value by home type1
The overall median mixes house types, so it can match none of them. Split by type, 2026 assessments:
- House (1 home)
- $353K 865 homes · city $367K
- Plex (2–5 homes)
- $427K 909 homes · city $446K
- Condo
- $250K 131 homes · city $263K
Estimated property tax2
What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value of each home type. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.
- Detached house
- $2,630 a year about $220 a month on a $353K assessment
- Plex (2–5 homes)
- $3,190 a year about $265 a month on a $427K assessment
- Condo or apartment
- $1,870 a year about $155 a month on a $250K assessment
Upfront closing costs3
Quebec buyers pay a tiered transfer duty (the welcome tax) to the municipality. Québec City's rate rises from 0.5% to 3%. Government fees at the median home price:
- Québec City transfer duties (welcome tax)
- $6,240 on $525K
Québec City doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.
Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Québec City. The Service de police de la Ville de Québec doesn't publish open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for city-wide trends. Why this is missing.