MontrealRanking Student
The best Montreal neighbourhoods for students.
The Montreal neighbourhoods best suited for students are Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension and Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, based on our index combining CEGEP and university proximity, public transit, student households and housing cost (public data, 2026). All 19 boroughs are ranked below.
Index weights: CEGEP and university proximity 35 %, Public transit 25 %, Housing cost 25 %, Student households 15 %. Methodology
The 19 boroughs are ordered by a composite index (CEGEP and university proximity, public transit, student households and housing cost) built from public sources: Statistics Canada 2021, MEQ, Ministère de la Famille, SPVM and municipal open data. Tiers are measured across Montreal's 19 boroughs. No market data is used.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best Montreal neighbourhood for students?
- Based on CEGEP and university proximity, public transit, student households and housing cost, Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce comes out on top of the 19 Montreal boroughs, followed by Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension and Le Plateau-Mont-Royal (public data, 2026).
- Which criteria determine this ranking?
- The index weighs CEGEP and university proximity 35 %, Public transit 25 %, Housing cost 25 %, Student households 15 %. Every component comes from public data (Statistics Canada, MEQ, Ministère de la Famille, SPVM, municipal open data). The full method is documented on our methodology page.
- How many neighbourhoods are ranked?
- The 19 Montreal boroughs with a computed index are ranked, from the best suited for students to the least. Each borough links to its full data page.
- Does the ranking use real estate listing prices?
- No listing prices. The housing cost component uses median housing costs from the Statistics Canada census (2021), not active market listings. The ranking measures living environment, not property value.
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