Big River No. 555’s housing is newer than most: 38% has gone up since 2001, against 14% for Saskatchewan’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $300,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $316,000. No sales are published for towns in Saskatchewan, Big River No. 555 included, so owners’ values are the measure. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $74,800.
Big River No. 555’s homes, by two sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Saskatchewan’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $316K
- Owners
- 395
- 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).
A detached house in Big River No. 555 is assessed 11% higher than across Saskatchewan’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 570 homes in Big River No. 555, detached houses 82% of them.
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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 12% in Big River No. 555 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 6%)
Big River No. 555 had 445 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 94% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Big River No. 555 | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Big River No. 555 against Saskatchewan’s towns: about level with the $324,000 median
104 of Saskatchewan’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Big River No. 555: Canwood No. 494, Spiritwood and Spiritwood No. 496
Next to Big River No. 555: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Big River No. 555 with figures are 47–77 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big River No. 555 | $300K | $316K | 94% | |
| Canwood No. 494 | $276K | $303K | 89% | 46.8 |
| Spiritwood | $174K | $182K | 84% | 66.3 |
| Spiritwood No. 496 | $250K | $324K | 93% | 73.9 |
| Lakeland No. 521 | $424K | $524K | 96% | 77 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Big River No. 555
How many households in Big River No. 555 are in core housing need?
In Big River No. 555, 8% of households are in core housing need, close to the 7% of Saskatchewan’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Big River No. 555 expensive for Saskatchewan?
Big River No. 555 is close to the norm for Saskatchewan’s towns, whose median home is worth $324,000.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).