Montréal-Nord at a glance

Safety and reported crime

Over the most recent full year of data, 873 located criminal acts were reported in Montréal-Nord, compared with 1,159 during the preceding equivalent period. That is a change of -24.7%, and the overall trend is described as falling.

Measured against the housing stock, the rate stands at 21.4, while the figure for all boroughs together is 23.6. The borough therefore sits close to the city average, and ranks 12 among Montréal boroughs when they are ordered from the lowest rate upward. The most frequent category is thefts from vehicles, which accounts for 27.8% of located acts.

Break-ins specifically number 154 over the same period, a rate of 3.8 relative to the number of dwellings, against 5.8 for the city as a whole. That places Montréal-Nord below the city average, with a trend that is falling. One caveat applies city-wide: 15.2% of published criminal acts carry no location, so borough counts are a floor rather than a complete tally.

Housing stock

The assessment roll lists 40,753 dwellings in Montréal-Nord. Condominium units make up 3.7% of that total, so the great majority of homes are rental units or other forms of ownership rather than divided co-ownership.

The median construction year is 1968, and 25.0% of dwellings date from the older part of the stock. Buyers looking at those older buildings should budget for the inspection items typical of their era, such as plumbing, wiring and roofing, while post-war and later construction makes up the bulk of what is on the market.

Rents: regional context

The rent figures below come from the CMHC survey for the Montréal census metropolitan area as a whole. They are regional averages, not measurements of Montréal-Nord, and actual asking rents in any given building or street can differ considerably.

For the 2025 survey, the regional average was $1,005 for a bachelor unit, $1,131 for a smaller one-bedroom apartment, $1,346 for a mid-sized unit and $1,625 for the larger family-sized apartments. Use them as a benchmark for comparison shopping rather than as a price list.

Practical notes for newcomers

Because thefts from vehicles is the most frequent category here, at 27.8% of located acts, routine precautions around parked vehicles — leaving nothing visible inside, locking up every time — address the single largest share of reported incidents. Break-ins are below the city average, at 3.8 relative to the number of dwellings versus 5.8 city-wide, so standard door and window hardware is generally proportionate to the risk profile shown in the data.

If you are renting, insurers price tenant coverage partly on location and building age; with a median construction year of 1968 and 25.0% of dwellings in the older segment, it is worth asking what the quote assumes about wiring and plumbing. If you are buying, arranging a mortgage pre-approval before visiting gives you a firm budget to compare against the regional rent benchmarks above.

Finally, treat these figures as a starting point. Conditions vary street by street within any of Montréal's boroughs, and visiting at different times of day tells you things no dataset can.