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Best places to live in Greater Montréal

147 places with 5,959,195 residents within about 45 km of Montréal, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Montréal, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Desmarchais-Crawford
    Quebec, 29,688 residents    76
  2. 2Saint-Hubert
    Quebec, 82,548 residents    76
  3. 3L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
    Quebec, 19,857 residents    75
  4. 4Verdun
    Quebec, 69,229 residents    75
  5. 5Pierrefonds-Roxboro
    Quebec, 73,194 residents    74
  6. 6Montréal-Est
    Quebec, 3,850 residents    73
  7. 7Brossard
    Quebec, 69,575 residents    73
  8. 8Ville-Émard
    Quebec, 30,440 residents    72
  9. 9Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
    Quebec, 113,868 residents    72
  10. 10Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
    Quebec, 142,753 residents    72

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For retired couples

  1. 1Saint-Eustache
    Quebec, 42,062 residents    72
  2. 2Deux-Montagnes
    Quebec, 17,402 residents    71
  3. 3Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
    Quebec, 11,311 residents    70
  4. 4Sainte-Julie
    Quebec, 29,019 residents    69
  5. 5Rosemère
    Quebec, 14,173 residents    69
  6. 6Saint-Constant
    Quebec, 27,359 residents    69
  7. 7L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
    Quebec, 19,857 residents    69
  8. 8L'Assomption
    Quebec, 15,906 residents    69
  9. 9Saint-Hubert
    Quebec, 82,548 residents    69
  10. 10Beauharnois
    Quebec, 11,918 residents    68

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For remote workers

  1. 1Saint-Eustache
    Quebec, 42,062 residents    76
  2. 2Saint-Hubert
    Quebec, 82,548 residents    76
  3. 3Laval
    Quebec, 438,366 residents    75
  4. 4Deux-Montagnes
    Quebec, 17,402 residents    75
  5. 5Brossard
    Quebec, 69,575 residents    74
  6. 6Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
    Quebec, 98,036 residents    74
  7. 7Sainte-Julie
    Quebec, 29,019 residents    73
  8. 8Verdun
    Quebec, 69,229 residents    73
  9. 9Desmarchais-Crawford
    Quebec, 29,688 residents    73
  10. 10Saint-Constant
    Quebec, 27,359 residents    73

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For commuters

  1. 1Terrebonne
    Quebec, 111,575 residents    91
  2. 2Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne
    Quebec, 119,944 residents    89
  3. 3Longueuil
    Quebec, 229,330 residents    87
  4. 4Laval
    Quebec, 438,366 residents    86
  5. 5Le Vieux-Longueuil
    Quebec, 135,218 residents    85
  6. 6Saint-Hubert
    Quebec, 82,548 residents    84
  7. 7Chomedey
    Quebec, 94,030 residents    83
  8. 8Brossard
    Quebec, 69,575 residents    82
  9. 9Mascouche
    Quebec, 34,626 residents    82
  10. 10Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
    Quebec, 113,868 residents    82

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For single professionals

  1. 1Laval
    Quebec, 438,366 residents    82
  2. 2Terrebonne
    Quebec, 111,575 residents    80
  3. 3Longueuil
    Quebec, 229,330 residents    80
  4. 4Le Vieux-Longueuil
    Quebec, 135,218 residents    79
  5. 5Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne
    Quebec, 119,944 residents    78
  6. 6Chomedey
    Quebec, 94,030 residents    76
  7. 7Saint-Hubert
    Quebec, 82,548 residents    75
  8. 8Brossard
    Quebec, 69,575 residents    74
  9. 9Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
    Quebec, 142,753 residents    73
  10. 10Ahuntsic-Cartierville
    Quebec, 135,336 residents    73

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Saint-Eustache
    Quebec, 42,062 residents    74
  2. 2Deux-Montagnes
    Quebec, 17,402 residents    73
  3. 3Repentigny
    Quebec, 84,965 residents    73
  4. 4Terrebonne
    Quebec, 111,575 residents    72
  5. 5Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
    Quebec, 11,311 residents    72
  6. 6Sainte-Julie
    Quebec, 29,019 residents    72
  7. 7Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
    Quebec, 98,036 residents    71
  8. 8Varennes
    Quebec, 20,994 residents    71
  9. 9Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne
    Quebec, 119,944 residents    70
  10. 10Longueuil
    Quebec, 229,330 residents    70

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Towns in Greater Montréal