Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Since 2001, Estevan No. 5 has built 41% of the homes it has today; Saskatchewan’s towns, 14%
A median of $448,000 and a mean of $468,000: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. What homes sold for in Estevan No. 5 isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Saskatchewan. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $343,000.
Estevan No. 5’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. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $468K
- Owners
- 380
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Estevan No. 5’s houses sit 71% above Saskatchewan’s towns
Assessors listed 505 residential properties in Estevan No. 5 for 2024, 85% of them detached houses.
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.
91% of Estevan No. 5’s homes are detached houses, where Saskatchewan’s towns have 69%
The 2021 census counted 475 occupied homes in Estevan No. 5.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Estevan No. 5 | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | under 1% | 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.
8.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Estevan No. 5: more than Saskatchewan’s towns (3.8)
Estevan No. 5 issued permits for 21 new homes from 2018 to 2022, or about 4 a year. Most were houses: 94% went into single-unit buildings, against 81% for Saskatchewan’s towns.
A peak in 2019: 6 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.
Estevan No. 5 is 38% above the $324,000 median of Saskatchewan’s towns
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 Estevan No. 5: Estevan, Oxbow and Carlyle
The places around Estevan No. 5 at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 5–70 km from Estevan No. 5.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estevan No. 5 | $448K | $468K | 91% | |
| Estevan | $250K | $277K | 72% | 4.5 |
| Oxbow | $250K | $276K | 81% | 56.2 |
| Carlyle | $250K | $266K | 67% | 70.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Estevan No. 5
How many households in Estevan No. 5 are in core housing need?
In Estevan No. 5, under 1% of households are in core housing need, against 7% for 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 Estevan No. 5 expensive for Saskatchewan?
On census values, Estevan No. 5 ranks among the dearer of Saskatchewan’s towns (median $324,000).
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).