Median home price: ~$295,000 | Geographic centre of Quebec, Centre-du-Québec region
Drummondville holds a special distinction: it sits almost exactly at the geographic centre of Quebec, making it equidistant from Montreal (~100 km west), Quebec City (~160 km east), and Sherbrooke (~90 km south). This central location on Autoroutes 20 and 55 has made it a logistics and manufacturing hub, and it gives residents easy access to multiple urban centres for work, shopping, and recreation.
With a median home price near $295,000, Drummondville is one of the most affordable mid-sized cities in Quebec. Buyers get genuine value — detached homes with yards, garages, and established neighbourhoods — for prices that would cover a small condo in Montreal. The city has grown steadily, driven by manufacturing employment and an influx of remote workers and retirees from larger cities.
Downtown / Vieux-Drummondville: The historic core near the Saint-François River. Heritage homes, walkable, cultural venues. Plexes and single-family homes $250,000–$420,000.
Saint-Joseph (north): Established residential, close to schools and parks. Bungalows $270,000–$400,000.
Saint-Nicéphore (east): Suburban zone, newer subdivisions. Good highway access. $280,000–$430,000.
Drummondville Sud: Southern residential corridor. Mix of older homes and newer builds. $260,000–$390,000.
Standard provincial droits de mutation applies in Drummondville — no municipal surtax. At ~$295,000, the tax spans the 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% brackets. Calculate your exact amount below.
Drummondville has one of the strongest manufacturing bases per capita in Quebec. The Parc industriel — one of the largest in the province — hosts hundreds of companies in plastics, metal fabrication, electronics, and food processing. Major employers include Olymel (pork processing), Kruger (paper), and numerous mid-sized manufacturers. This industrial base provides stable, well-paying employment that underpins housing demand.
UQTR has a satellite campus in Drummondville, and Cégep de Drummondville serves the post-secondary educational needs of the region.
Drummondville punches above its weight culturally. The Village Québécois d'Antan is a living history museum recreating 19th-century Quebec village life and draws over 100,000 visitors annually. The Festival mondial des cultures folkloriques is an internationally recognized summer festival. The downtown arts scene, riverfront parks, and the Maison des arts Desjardins Drummondville anchor the cultural calendar.
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