BattlefordSaskatchewan

It is a town of 4,657 residents in Saskatchewan. It is part of the North Battleford metro area.

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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Population

4,657

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.6

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

52%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,571 of 2,556

Is Battleford a good place to live?

Battleford’s grades pull in different directions. Crime runs high (D−). It also trails on health (C−). Jobs and pay hold up well (A+). The overall grade comes out at C+, better than just over two fifths of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #57 of 102 in Saskatchewan.

Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Jobs & income A⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Safety C⁻Health

What makes Battleford stand out

The 3 things Battleford does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Jobs & income

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A+.

Safety

Behind 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D−.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.2 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $296,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Battleford grades

Each subject compares Battleford with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Jobs & incomeNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentD⁻Open →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereA⁻Open →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁺Open →

SchoolsThe province publishes no results school by school, which leaves towns in Saskatchewan without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Fort Battleford and 10 more in and around Battleford

What there is to see in Battleford and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

MuseumFort Battlefordin town

MuseumWestern Development Museum North Battleford1.7 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumFort Battleford NHS Visitor Centrein town MuseumMuseumFred Light Museumin town MuseumMuseumSaskatchewan Baseball Museumin town MuseumMuseumChapel Gallery1.5 km outside town, to the north

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Fort Battleford: Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Western Development Museum North Battleford: SriMesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Battleford.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁺

Trips to work from Battleford are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

The car carried 97% of commuters at the census.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	17 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	97%	91%	89%

$91,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

17%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageBattleford’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,010 commuters · The biggest flow out: to North Battleford

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety D⁻

Crime runs heavier where Battleford is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 349

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Battleford · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the North Battleford detachment area

Across its police area, there are 134.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 480, above Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86) alike. What’s more, for every 1,000 residents of its police area, 63.2 violent incidents are reported each year.

349Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023391

2024303

2025353

2023–2025	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Crime Severity Index	349	119	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	480	154	86
Violent crime	63.2	15.2	12
Property crime per 1,000	134.5	48.4	31.2

300

non-violent Crime Severity Index

35%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBattleford’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety349 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Battleford’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Battleford safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A flood study covers Battleford: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Water Security Agency

In Health Canada’s survey, just over one in ten homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Prairie North RHA, with Battleford one part of it.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Battleford11%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	11%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.003	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageBattleford’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.003 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon11% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth C⁻

People in Battleford’s health region live to 76.6 on average, 4.9 years short of the typical Canadian town

Health survey and life expectancy for the North Central West health region

For Battleford itself the measure is access: 3.1 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. 17% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 46%, behind the 49% for Saskatchewan.

46%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Battleford46%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	76.6	80.2	81.5
Smokers	17%	8.6%	12%
Very good or excellent health	46%	49%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

76.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBattleford’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey46% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 79.8, men 73.7 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

HousingCost of living B⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Battleford than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

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

78% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns (71%) and close to Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$296,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Battleford$296,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	19%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	17%	18%
Households owning their home	78%	71%	74%

$1,159

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,020

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageBattleford’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,159 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $296,000, against the median household income Owners and renters78% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Battleford: July afternoons reach 24.3°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

Frost usually lifts by 26 May and returns around 13 September: 109 days without it. A normal year brings 383 mm of precipitation, near Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) and lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Expect January lows of around −20.6°C in Battleford.

24.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.8°C

Spring8.9°C

Summer23.2°C

Autumn8.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Days with frost a year	208	203	159
Precipitation a year	383 mm	383 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.3°C	25.0°C	25.5°C
January night low	−20.6°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C

208

days with frost a year

109

frost-free days, 26 May to 13 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBattleford’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.3°C, January lows −20.6°C Rain and snow383 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station4.9 km to the station · North Battleford

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (North Battleford)

Weather

Battleford in November: highs near −1°C, lows near −11°C

Across the year, normals run from −21°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Into December, the normals move to −8°C and −18°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s North Battleford forecast, on the Weather page.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November−1°C

December−8°C

January−10°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−9°C	−19°C	57 mm
Spring	9°C	−4°C	69 mm
Summer	23°C	10°C	188 mm
Autumn	9°C	−3°C	70 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

21 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageBattleford’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (North Battleford); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Battleford’s MP is Rosemarie Falk (Conservative Party of Canada), for Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake

13 of the 14 MPs from Saskatchewan belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

Full pageBattleford’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

Battleford’s public library is Battleford Library

It stands 0.2 km from the centre of Battleford.

Full pageBattleford’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More of Battleford’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 24%

People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 21%.

41.6median age

BattlefordSaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.3% of Battleford

2,300 women and 2,100 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Battleford
	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	21%	18%	16%
15 to 64	58%	65%	64%
65+	22%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	52%	56%

Full pageBattleford’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants6% are immigrants · 4% belong to a visible minority Ages41.6 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households1,760 households · 2.4 people per household English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

The 10 schools of Battleford: 9 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Young children have 4 km to the nearest elementary school, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Secondary school means a trip of 4.7 km at the nearest, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

10schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Battleford Central ElementaryIn BattlefordElementary	Elementary	–	English public
John Paul II CollegiateNearest secondary school, 2.5 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 10 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Nearest elementary school	4 km	0.4 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	4.7 km	1.1 km	1.2 km
School boards	2	2	3

4.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

4 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageBattleford’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school10 schools within 3 km · 9 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 10 teach in French · 0% of schools in Saskatchewan The boardsLiving Sky SD 202 Questions“What schools are there in Battleford?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Saskatchewan.

Outdoors

Protected land at Battleford’s edge: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund

Within 100 km there is no national park. The closest provincial park is The Battlefords Provincial Park, 36 km from the edge of town.

2.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Battleford2.2%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	2	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.2%	1.7%	2.3%

36 km

to The Battlefords Provincial Park

Full pageBattleford’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas8 protected areas within 10 km · Fish and Wildlife Development Fund National & provincial parks36 km to a provincial park · The Battlefords Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

8 historic places in Battleford, 4 of them top designations

Go back to 1876 and you reach Commanding Officer's Residence, the oldest of them.

8historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations4

Other federal designations4

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Fort Battleford 1876
Old Government House / Saint-Charles Scholasticate 1878
Battleford Court House 1908
Commanding Officer's Residence 1876

1876

oldest construction date on the record

13%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Battleford	Saskatchewan	Canada
Homes built before 1961	13%	17%	18%

Full pageBattleford’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers8 historic places inside the town Highest designations4 top designations · Fort Battleford Older homes13% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Battleford have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Battleford

15pages on Battleford

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 349 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3.2 × income Property pricesSchools10 schools within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 76.6 in its region Work & commuteA⁺62% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.6 History8 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Battleford

3 notable people were born in Battleford.

See all 3 →

PoundmakerCanadian indigenous leader · 1842–1886

Colby CaveCanadian ice hockey player · 1994–2020

Hazel Hastings[née Daunais] (1897–1993), teacher and Roman Catholic laywo…

Photo credits

Poundmaker: Prof. Buell, O.B., Public domain · Colby Cave: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0

Battleford’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

North BattlefordBattle River No. 438Battleford

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Battleford	4,657	—	C⁺	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻
North Battleford	14,882	5.2	C⁻	B⁻	D⁻	C
Battle River No. 438	1,080	8.6	—	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Battleford

Who are the people of Battleford?

4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 24% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Battleford?

Mostly 76% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 26% have just one.

Is Battleford growing?

It lost people: 4,429 in 2016, 4,400 in 2021, 0.7% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 4,657.

About Battleford

Town in Saskatchewan

TownRatings counts Battleford as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Saskatchewan; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 4,657 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 12
Metro area: North Battleford
Census subdivision: 4712079

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).