Pointe-Claire · Kirkland · Beaconsfield, Montreal’s West Island
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Pointe-Claire (about 37,400 people), Kirkland (about 19,700) and Beaconsfield (about 19,400) are neighbouring cities on Montreal’s West Island where most residents speak both English and French, and Landian works across all three with licensed local agents. Sellers list on the Centris/MLS with a licensed local agent for one flat fee set by the home's price, not a commission: $6,999 flat for a home around $750,000. $8,999 flat for a home around $900,000. $11,999 flat for a home around $1,300,000. The fee is shown before you meet the agent, written into your agreement, and paid only at closing. Buyers get a buyer's agent on the same schedule, based on the price of the home they buy, usually covered by the seller's contribution; anything the seller contributes above it comes back as a rebate or closing credit where allowed. Fees are in Canadian dollars.⁶
Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Beaconsfield at a glance
Three bilingual cities with different housing. In Kirkland and Beaconsfield about 86% of homes are single-detached houses and about nine in ten are owner-occupied, while half of Pointe-Claire’s homes are apartments, condos, semi-detached and row houses. About three in four residents of Kirkland and Beaconsfield speak both English and French, against 46% across Quebec.
Pointe-Claire
City, 18.9 km² of land
Residents
37,413
July 1, 2025 estimate
Median home value*
$600,000
Homeowners
69.3%
Single-detached houses
49.9%
Speak English and French
69.1%
Built before 1981
62.0%
Kirkland
City, 9.7 km² of land
Residents
19,689
July 1, 2025 estimate
Median home value*
$750,000
Homeowners
92.9%
Single-detached houses
86.6%
Speak English and French
73.1%
Built before 1981
44.7%
Beaconsfield
City, 11.0 km² of land
Residents
19,423
July 1, 2025 estimate
Median home value*
$800,000
Homeowners
89.6%
Single-detached houses
85.8%
Speak English and French
75.3%
Built before 1981
79.2%
Residents: provisional estimate for July 1, 2025 by the Institut de la statistique du Québec, from the Quebec government’s 2026 population decree. Everything else is from the Statistics Canada 2021 Census: *median value of dwellings as estimated by their owners in May 2021, so recent sale prices run higher; homeowners (owner households as a share of all households), single-detached houses and built before 1981 (shares of occupied dwellings; our calculation) and speak English and French (knowledge of both official languages, as a share of residents). Land area from the same census.
Living in Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Beaconsfield
Three cities that grew out of one 18th-century parish, Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire, and feel different today: a lakeside village with condos and two REM stations, a town of 1960s-to-1990s houses, and a lakeshore suburb of older homes and waterfront parks.
Saint-Joachim Church and presbytery, Pointe-Claire
Pointe-Claire
A 1709 windmill, a lakeside village and two REM stations
Pointe-Claire grew around a point on Lac Saint-Louis. French settlers arrived in 1698-1699, and the lakefront lots were served by the Chemin du Roy, today’s chemin du Bord-du-Lac–Lakeshore. On the point stand the windmill the Sulpicians began in 1709, the town’s emblem since 1911 and classified heritage in 1983; the Congrégation de Notre-Dame convent of 1867; and Saint-Joachim Church, a neo-Gothic Victor Bourgeau design completed in 1885. The grounds were classified a heritage site in 2013, and in February 2025 the local heritage society signed a 50-year lease to restore the mill.
English-speaking summer visitors came for the lake and the Grand Trunk Railway arrived in 1855; their cottages became year-round homes, and a 1989 inventory found about 150 older buildings of historical interest, most in the south of the city. Along the lake are Stewart Hall, a cultural centre and art gallery since 1963, and the Baie-de-Valois Nautical Centre with its sailing base. Inland, Terra-Cotta Natural Park covers almost 40 hectares, on the site of former clay works, with 4.4 km of trails, the Aquatic Centre (open since 1965) has three pools and a 10-metre diving tower, and along Highway 40 Pointe-Claire has two of the REM’s new stations, Fairview–Pointe-Claire and Des Sources.
Detached houses, the Trans-Canada and a REM station
Kirkland is the youngest town of the three. Mathieu Brunet was farming here by 1667 and farms lined Côte Saint-Charles, today’s boulevard Saint-Charles, but in the 1950s residents resisted annexation by Beaconsfield and Pointe-Claire and incorporated as a town in 1961, named after Dr. Charles-Aimé Kirkland, the area’s member of the National Assembly. Work on the Trans-Canada Highway (Autoroute 40) across the island began the same year, and Merck Frosst arrived in 1968, followed by other drug companies (The Canadian Encyclopedia).
It is the most owner-occupied town of the three: 86.6% of its homes are single-detached houses, 92.9% are lived in by their owners and about 89% were built between 1961 and 2000, so most streets are lined with houses from the 1960s to the 1990s rather than century homes (2021 Census). Households are also the largest, 2.9 people on average. Since May 18, 2026, Kirkland has had its own REM station, on rue Jean-Yves, and Lantier House, a farmhouse in Heritage Park renovated in 1979, serves as the cultural centre (The Canadian Encyclopedia).
Beaconsfield takes its name from a lakeshore estate that its owner, J.H. Menzies, renamed for Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield; the town split from Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire and was incorporated in 1910. The city says it stayed a semi-rural community of summer cottages for more than forty years before growing into a planned residential suburb from the late 1950s, and 79% of its homes were built before 1981, the oldest housing of the three (2021 Census).
The lakefront is a string of parks: Centennial Park and the grounds of Centennial Hall, the city’s cultural centre, then St. James, Lakeview, Angell Bay and St. Louis parks, with three boat ramps and two yacht clubs. The city rents kayak and paddleboard racks by the water at Centennial, St. Louis and Lakeview parks; swimming is not allowed along the shore. Inland, Angell Woods, one of the largest forests on the island, with rare sugar maple and bitternut hickory stands, was designated a nature park in Montreal’s land-use plan in 2015. Beaconsfield has two exo train stations, Beaconsfield and Beaurepaire, but no REM station.
A new train line, steady prices and more homes to choose from.
The REM reached the West Island
The REM’s Anse-à-l’Orme branch opened on May 18, 2026, adding 14 km and four stations: Des Sources and Fairview–Pointe-Claire in Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, and Anse-à-l’Orme just to the west. Trains run every 15 minutes through the day, through Central Station downtown to Brossard, at the same Zone A fare as the metro.
Prices holding steady
The median single-family price was $820,000 in the third quarter of 2026 in QPAREB’s West Island South area (Pointe-Claire, Beaconsfield, Dorval and their neighbours), down 2% on a year earlier, and $745,000 in West Island North, which includes Kirkland, up 3%. Over five years, the 12-month median rose 10% in the south and 18% in the north.
More choice for buyers
Active single-family listings were up 3% in the south and 8% in the north on a year earlier, and homes sold in 38 and 48 days on average. Over the last 12 months, from $1,230,000 up, West Island South had 12.9 months of inventory, a buyer’s market by QPAREB’s measure; between $610,000 and $1,020,000 it had 3.7 months, a seller’s market.
A growing Pointe-Claire
The Institut de la statistique du Québec estimates that Pointe-Claire gained about 4,000 residents between 2021 and 2025, about 12%, and 1,115 of its homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (2021 Census).
What homes here look like
Mostly owner-occupied houses, with Pointe-Claire’s condos and apartments as the exception. About 90% or more of households own their home in Kirkland and Beaconsfield and 69% in Pointe-Claire, against 60% across Quebec (2021 Census).
The Census medians are owners’ own estimates from May 2021 ($600,000 in Pointe-Claire, $750,000 in Kirkland and $800,000 in Beaconsfield); for recent sales, see QPAREB’s quarterly figures above.
Pointe-Claire
Half single-detached (49.9%); 20.9% of homes are apartments in buildings of five or more storeys and 13.7% are condominiums. 62% were built before 1981, but 1,115 were built from 2016 to 2021.
Kirkland
86.6% single-detached and 92.9% owner-occupied; about 89% built between 1961 and 2000. Only 7% are condominiums.
Beaconsfield
85.8% single-detached; 79% built before 1981 and 30% in 1960 or earlier. The city puts the average single-family home’s 2026 taxable value at $1,100,714.
Avenue Cedar, Cedar Park, Pointe-Claire
Schools in English and French
Two public systems serve all three cities. English schools belong to the Lester B. Pearson School Board: John Rennie and St. Thomas high schools in Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield High School, plus elementary schools such as Clearpoint Elementary IB World School and St. John Fisher in Pointe-Claire, Margaret Manson in Kirkland, and Beacon Hill, Christmas Park, St. Edmund and Sherbrooke Academy in Beaconsfield. English public school requires a certificate of eligibility, most often granted when a parent, brother or sister did most of their schooling in English in Canada.
French public schools belong to the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys: École secondaire Félix-Leclerc in Pointe-Claire, and elementary schools including Saint-Louis, Marguerite-Bourgeoys and Pointe-Claire in Pointe-Claire, Émile-Nelligan in Kirkland, and Beaconsfield and Saint-Rémi in Beaconsfield. Schools are assigned by address, so check a specific home with each board.
The REM’s West Island stations are Fairview–Pointe-Claire, by the shopping centre of the same name on Highway 40, with a bus terminal and park-and-ride; Des Sources, on boulevard des Sources in Pointe-Claire; and Kirkland, on rue Jean-Yves. The REM runs from about 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., and the airport station, YUL-Aéroport-Montréal-Trudeau, is scheduled for 2027.
Closer to the lake, exo’s line 11 (Vaudreuil–Hudson) stops at Valois, Pointe-Claire and Cedar Park in Pointe-Claire and at Beaconsfield and Beaurepaire in Beaconsfield on its way to Lucien-L’Allier downtown. On weekdays 13 trains run toward Montreal, nine of them before 9 a.m.; the ride takes about 29 to 36 minutes from Pointe-Claire station and 33 to 43 from Beaconsfield. Weekends have four trains on Saturday and three on Sunday, and Pointe-Claire station has more than 580 parking spaces.
The STM redrew West Island bus routes around the REM when the branch opened: Fairview–Pointe-Claire has a major bus terminal, and in Beaconsfield the new network added 15 stops and relies on the Beaurepaire taxibus for access to the REM. By car, Highway 20 runs beside the lakeshore rail line and Highway 40, the Trans-Canada, crosses Kirkland and the north of Pointe-Claire. In the 2021 Census, taken during the pandemic, 36% to 43% of employed residents worked from home, and 82% to 89% of commuters drove.
In Quebec the buyer pays a transfer duty, known as the welcome tax, to the city in one payment. In Pointe-Claire the 2026 rates are 0.5% up to $62,900, 1% to $315,000, 1.5% to $500,000, 2.1% to $1,000,000 and 2.6% above; the city’s own example for a $1,100,000 home comes to $18,710.50. Beaconsfield charges 3% on the part above $630,100. The base is the highest of the price paid, the price in the deed and the assessed value times the city’s comparative factor (1.00 in Pointe-Claire for 2026).
First-time buyers who buy after December 31, 2025 can get up to $5,875 of it back through Quebec’s new refundable tax credit for access to homeownership: all of the first $5,000 and 25% of the next $3,500. It shrinks once the tax base passes $750,000 and reaches zero at $1,000,000 (Finances Québec, April 2026).
Both lakeshore cities send two bills a year: a municipal tax bill early in the year and a water bill based on metered use later on. For 2026, Beaconsfield puts the city and agglomeration taxes on its average single-family home, with a taxable value of $1,100,714, at $7,543.73 for the year. At closing, the notary adjusts the taxes, and in Pointe-Claire the metered water, between seller and buyer.
Three example prices across the West Island, around the single-family medians and above, and the listing side at each against a traditional 2.5%. One flat fee instead of a percentage: $6,999 flat for a home around $750,000. $8,999 flat for a home around $900,000. $11,999 flat for a home around $1,300,000.⁶
On a home around $750,000
Traditional listing side (2.5%)$18,750
1% service (about $3,000 minimum)$7,500
Landian flat fee$6,999
$11,751⁵⁶
more in your pocket than a traditional listing
On a home around $900,000
Traditional listing side (2.5%)$22,500
1% service (about $3,000 minimum)$9,000
Landian flat fee$8,999
$13,501⁵⁶
more in your pocket than a traditional listing
On a home around $1,300,000
Traditional listing side (2.5%)$32,500
1% service (about $3,000 minimum)$13,000
Landian flat fee$11,999
$20,501⁵⁶
more in your pocket than a traditional listing
Landian flat fee⁶1% of the price$8,999 flat for a home around $900,000. That’s 1%, and it never becomes a percentage.
Under $500,000, the fee you see is final. From $500,000, an agent may propose a different fee before you choose them, with a reason and always under 1% of your expected price. You can say no and wait for an agent who accepts.
The same three steps as everywhere on Landian, with licensed agents who work Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Beaconsfield.
1
Book online
Enter your address and expected price. Your flat fee shows right away; pick a consultation time.
2
Compare agents
Licensed local agents who accept your fee answer. You compare their cards (rating, experience, response time) and choose.
3
Meet and list
Meet your agent, then decide. Nothing is exclusive until your home is listed, and you can cancel from your dashboard.
Stewart Hall cultural centre, Pointe-Claire
Moving to the West Island?
Moving for the lake, the REM or the schools? Tell us which towns you are watching and you are matched with a licensed buyer’s agent who works the West Island. In Quebec a notary prepares the deed of sale and adjusts the taxes between seller and buyer, and the buyer pays the welcome tax; if it is your first home, claim Quebec’s new tax credit for access to homeownership.
A licensed buyer's agent for a flat fee from the same schedule, based on the price of the home you buy. The fee is usually covered by the seller's contribution, and anything the seller contributes above it comes back to you as a rebate or closing-cost credit where allowed.¹
How much does it cost to sell a house in Pointe-Claire, Kirkland or Beaconsfield with Landian?
One flat fee set by your home's price, in Canadian dollars, not a percentage: $6,999 flat for a home around $750,000. $8,999 flat for a home around $900,000. $11,999 flat for a home around $1,300,000. It is shown before you meet your agent, written into your agreement, and paid from your proceeds at closing. Nothing upfront.
Is the fee the same in Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Beaconsfield?
Yes. The schedule is set by the home's price, not by the town, so a home at the same price pays the same flat fee anywhere in Quebec. Under $500,000, the fee you see is final. From $500,000, an agent may propose a different fee before you choose them, with a reason and always under 1% of your expected price. You can say no and wait for an agent who accepts.
Does Landian have agents in Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Beaconsfield?
Yes. Landian has office pages for Dorval, next to Pointe-Claire, and for Montreal, and matches you with licensed local agents within about 120 km (75 miles) of your home, so all three cities are covered. Agents who accept your fee answer, and you compare them before anyone calls.
Which REM stations serve the West Island?
Since May 18, 2026, the Anse-à-l’Orme branch stops at Des Sources and Fairview–Pointe-Claire in Pointe-Claire, at Kirkland, and at Anse-à-l’Orme in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, with trains every 15 minutes through the day to Central Station downtown. Beaconsfield has no REM station; residents take the exo train or STM buses that connect to the REM.
How long is the train ride downtown from Pointe-Claire or Beaconsfield?
On exo’s Vaudreuil–Hudson line, about 29 to 36 minutes from Pointe-Claire station and 33 to 43 from Beaconsfield to Lucien-L’Allier, with 13 weekday trains toward Montreal, nine of them before 9 a.m. The REM from Fairview–Pointe-Claire, Des Sources or Kirkland runs all day, every 15 minutes.
Can my children go to English public school?
Only with a certificate of eligibility, which in the most common cases requires that a parent, brother or sister did most of their schooling in English in Canada; the Lester B. Pearson School Board lists the cases and documents on its admissions page. Otherwise public school is in French, here with the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys.
How much is the welcome tax on a West Island home?
It depends on the city. In Pointe-Claire, 2026 rates run from 0.5% on the first $62,900 to 2.6% on the part above $1,000,000, and the city’s example for a $1,100,000 home is $18,710.50. Beaconsfield charges 3% on the part above $630,100. First-time buyers can get up to $5,875 back through Quebec’s refundable tax credit, reduced above $750,000.
How does buying a home in Pointe-Claire, Kirkland or Beaconsfield work with Landian?
You get a licensed buyer's agent for a flat fee from the same schedule, based on the price of the home you buy. The fee is usually covered by the seller's contribution, and anything the seller contributes above it comes back to you as a rebate or closing-cost credit where allowed.
Your West Island home. One flat fee.
Set before you meet your agent. Non-exclusive. Cancel anytime. Paid only at closing.
⁶Flat listing fee by expected price: $5,999 from $600K; $6,999 from $700K; $7,999 from $800K; $8,999 from $900K; $9,999 from $1M; $11,999 from $1.25M; $14,999 from $1.5M; $19,999 from $2M; lower below $600K. Based on the higher of the price you enter and a third-party estimate of your home’s value, and written into your Client Agreement before you meet an agent. If your listing price falls in a higher step, the fee follows the schedule; it never rises after your home is listed. Under $500K the fee you see is final; from $500K an agent may propose a different amount before you choose them, always under 1% of your expected price. Payable only at closing. Buyer-side fees use the same steps on the price of the home you buy and are usually covered by the seller’s contribution.
⁵Seller savings are estimated against a 2.5% listing-side commission on the final sale price. Commissions are not set by law and are negotiable, so actual savings vary by market, agent and property. The fee shown is the flat listing-side fee for the home’s price, set on Landian before the seller met the agent.
¹Rebates available where jurisdictional laws permit. Excludes AL, AK, KS, LA, MS, MO, OK, OR, TN. Seller credits may be requested as an alternative to rebates in restricted jurisdictions.
