Duvernay occupies the east of Île Jésus, between the Rivière des Prairies to the south and the still agricultural land of northern Laval. It is also the area where my RE/MAX Du Cartier office sits, at 2820 boulevard Saint-Martin Est.
What moves prices here
Duvernay is one of Laval’s 14 neighbourhoods and forms, with Saint-François and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, sector 1 of Ville de Laval’s administrative division. Single-family homes dominate: over the last four quarters, Centris counts 252 single-family homes sold there, against 109 condominiums and 9 plexes (the Duvernay real estate market). The area was not built out in one go: when two neighbouring streets do not have the same price, look first at the age of the buildings.
Three factors weigh here. First, road access. Autoroute 440 crosses the area east to west, Autoroutes 19 and 25 cross it north to south, and three crossings of the Rivière des Prairies are close by: the Papineau-Leblanc bridge, which carries Autoroute 19 toward Ahuntsic-Cartierville, the Pie-IX bridge toward Montréal-Nord, and the Olivier-Charbonneau bridge on Autoroute 25, in service since 2011, which is tolled according to the Concession A25 rate schedule.
Next, public transit. There is no metro station in Duvernay: the closest is Cartier, in Pont-Viau. The Pie-IX BRT has run since 7 November 2022 between boulevard Saint-Martin in Laval and avenue Pierre-De Coubertin in Montreal, according to the STM. Its northern terminus, on boulevard Saint-Martin, has a 750-space park and ride, and the corridor is used by STM, STL and exo buses.
Finally, the river, which runs along the whole south side of the area.
The figures are in the Duvernay, Laval real estate market in the third quarter of 2026: sales, median prices and days on market in Duvernay, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul and Saint-François, as published by Centris.
The sectors
Val-des-Arbres, Duvernay-Ouest, runs between Pont-Viau and Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, south of Autoroute 440. It is the part closest to Cartier metro and to the Papineau-Leblanc bridge, and it has been built up longer than the newer Duvernay, to the north and east.
The Bois Papineau area is organised around the woodland of the same name, at 3235 boulevard Saint-Martin Est. Ville de Laval describes it as a natural environment managed by CANOPÉE, the network of Laval woodlands, open year round.
Val-des-Brises, to the north, and Val-des-Ruisseaux and Arèsville, to the east, make up the newer Duvernay. Val-des-Ruisseaux has been developing along boulevard Lévesque Est, near boulevard des Cépages, since the Olivier-Charbonneau bridge opened in 2011. You find townhouses and condominiums there alongside single-family homes: a younger stock, and therefore different comparables.
The boulevard Lévesque Est waterfront is valued separately: river views, deep lots, and flood zones to be checked address by address.
Selling in Duvernay
A recent townhouse in Val-des-Ruisseaux and a single-family home on the established streets of Val-des-Arbres do not compare with each other. The comparative analysis therefore starts from the micro sector, not the postal code.
Numbers set the frame, no more. According to APCIQ statistics for the month of August 2026, Laval recorded 255 sales, down 20 % over twelve months, against 1,514 active listings, up 10 %, with a median price of $642,750 for a single-family home and $449,000 for a condominium. That is a measure of the past for the whole city, not the value of your address.
On taxes, Ville de Laval’s 2025-2026-2027 triennial assessment roll has been in force since 1 January 2025 and reflects the market as of 1 July 2023. The average values entered on it are $622,300 for a single-family home and $437,400 for a condominium. Your buyer will compute transfer duties with the Laval rate of 3 % on the portion above $500,000, applied since the 2026 budget: the welcome tax calculator gives the amount in a minute.
The comparative analysis is prepared at no charge, with a frank read on what needs correcting before listing.
Buying in Duvernay: what gets checked
Flood zones. Ville de Laval publishes the flood zone maps for its territory. The government’s new regulatory framework has applied since it came into force on 1 March 2026, but the current mapping of high-velocity zones, that is 0 to 20 years, and low-velocity zones, that is 20 to 100 years, remains the reference until the new one is published, which the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal was mandated to produce. Its first batch, which covers the banks of the rivière des Prairies, was due to take effect on 1 August 2026; its publication has been postponed with no date, and on 13 October 2026, the CMM was still asking the Quebec government to publish it without delay. On a waterfront property, this affects insurance, financing and the right to rebuild: the question goes to the insurer before the offer.
Zoning. Since November 2022, Laval’s urban planning code, bylaw CDU-1, has replaced the former zoning bylaw, and a record for each address can be consulted in the city’s Info-règlements portal. A document dated before 2022 no longer proves anything.
The building. An up-to-date certificate of location and a pre-purchase inspection. Pyrite and vermiculite tests are not included in the base inspection: the pre-purchase inspection guide sets out the costs and the timing.
The construction sites. The Autoroute 19 extension between boulevard Saint-Martin Est in Laval and boulevard Industriel in Bois-des-Filion covers 11.8 km with three lanes per direction, plus lanes reserved for buses, taxis and carpooling, for $899.4 million. The Government of Quebec states that the schedule for full opening is under reassessment. On Duvernay’s western edge, that changes both the commute and construction traffic.
You also benefit from the Intégri-T guarantee, paid by the seller or by the buyer, covering up to $50,000 in latent defects for three years after the notarial deed.
For the rest of the city, see my Laval page and the article on buying in Laval. Before visits, set your range with the affordability calculator, then write to me: we look at the zoning, the flood levels and the tax bill for the address before drafting the offer.
