Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Owners put the median home in Battleford at $296,000
Behind it are the answers of 1,370 owners at the 2021 census. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. Sale prices aren’t published in Saskatchewan: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Battleford.
Battleford’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Saskatchewan’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $299K
- Owners
- 1,370
- Saskatchewan’s towns
- $324K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Saskatchewan’s towns
- $219K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Detached houses make up 78% of Battleford’s residential properties
Detached houses account for 78% of the 1,730 properties on Battleford’s 2024 roll; condos for 3%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Saskatchewan’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
9% of Battleford’s homes need major repairs, against 6% for Saskatchewan’s towns
The 2021 census counted 1,760 occupied homes in Battleford; 76% of them are single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Battleford | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 7% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
4.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Battleford: in step with Saskatchewan’s towns (3.8)
Over 2018–2023, 47 homes were permitted in Battleford, close to 8 each year. 55% were single-unit buildings, beside 81% for Saskatchewan’s towns.
The busiest year: 2019, with 14 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Battleford is 9% below the $324,000 median of Saskatchewan’s towns
The census values of Saskatchewan’s towns, 104 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Battleford: North Battleford
The places around Battleford at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battleford | $296K | $299K | 78% | |
| North Battleford | $224K | $237K | 64% | 5.2 |
| Battle River No. 438 | $300K | $324K | 95% | 8.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Battleford
How many households in Battleford are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 6% of households in Battleford, where Saskatchewan’s towns sit at 7%.
Is Battleford expensive for Saskatchewan?
No: Battleford’s census median is below the $324,000 of Saskatchewan’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).