Urban village · La Cité-Limoilou, Québec City
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Steep streets, stairs and Rue Saint-Jean's cafés below the ramparts
- Young professionals
- Food lovers
- Car-free living
At a glance
A dense, hilly neighbourhood just outside the walls, built around Rue Saint-Jean and the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church. Cafés, small restaurants and independent shops sit between rows of narrow multi-unit buildings. About 0% of homes are detached and 98% are apartments, 74% of households rent, and the median home is assessed at about $487K on the 2026 roll (valued July 2023).
- Median home value
- $666K 2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026, all home types · city $485K
- Residents
- 9,620 scaled estimate for mid-2024, up from 8,882 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 74% city 49%
- Homes that are apartments
- 98% city 54%
What the numbers mean
- The median 2026 assessment is $487K (valued July 2023). Indexed to September 2026 with the Québec CMA MLS® Home Price Index (+37%), that is about $666K, 37% above 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 $466K, plex $625K, condo $374K (city: $367K single-family house, $446K plex, $263K condo). Compare like with like.
- 74% of households rent, well above the 49% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- Only 7% of residents are under 15, versus 15% city-wide.
- 30% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 20% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
- 98% 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 8,882 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2024, up from 8,882 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)
- $466K 166 homes · city $367K
- Plex (2–5 homes)
- $625K 570 homes · city $446K
- Condo
- $374K 1,002 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
- $3,480 a year about $290 a month on a $466K assessment
- Plex (2–5 homes)
- $4,670 a year about $390 a month on a $625K assessment
- Condo or apartment
- $2,790 a year about $235 a month on a $374K 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)
- $9,760 on $666K
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.