BalgonieSaskatchewan

Balgonie’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of Canadian towns

Getting to work takes 27 min on average.

Most households in Balgonie own their home: 90%, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns

Measured across the Regina metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 14% of household income, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (20%).

The force covering Balgonie records less serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Balgonie itself

Its police area records 21.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 53, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.6 violent incidents are reported each year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the White Butte detachment area, Balgonie included.

21% of the people of Balgonie are children under 15

2.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.5% of residents, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

The 2 schools of Balgonie: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 20 km off, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Elementary school is 8.5 km away at the nearest, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

25% of homes tested in Balgonie’s area are above the radon guideline

Radon tests for the Regina Qu'Appelle RHA

Seismic risk runs low: $0.011 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study for Balgonie.

Balgonie is among the driest of Canadian towns: 390 mm of rain and snow a year

There are 203 days of frost in a typical year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). A normal June brings 85 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 14 September: 114 days without it. The coldest nights come in January, when Balgonie averages a low of −20.0°C.

Expect November days around freezing in Balgonie, nights around −10°C

Into December, the normals move to −7°C and −17°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 15 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Regina forecast, on the Weather page.

Regina—Qu'Appelle gave Andrew Scheer a 13,521-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 91% of ridings

Statistics Canada lists Balgonie as a town.

The nearest public library to Balgonie is White City Branch Library, 8 km away

After it comes Pilot Butte Library (Pilot Butte), 10 km away.

Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in Balgonie’s health region

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Regina health region

Smokers make up nearly a tenth of the region’s adults, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and below Canadian towns (12%). Women in the region live to 82.3 and men to 78.0, 80.2 years taken together (2022/2024). For Balgonie itself the measure is access, and it lags: 24 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Echo Valley Provincial Park, 38 km away, is the closest provincial park to Balgonie

CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. No national park lies within 100 km. 4.9 km out lies the largest, White Butte Trails Recreation Site, at 432 ha.