SDR, I’m just trying to help out here, to give the OP some ideas. I didn’t look at any listings. I have no idea what the current asking prices are. When I spoke of MR in PQ, I don’t know at what price range the MR begins, only that it does.

The OP is currently living in a non MR area that is somewhat prestigious and in a good school attendance area with a very high-ranking elementary school and only a few mins (surface st) commute from work. He/she is in a limiting price range tp buy and is thinking of commuting. IMHO, this doesn’t make sense to me, but to each his own.