EstonSaskatchewan

A town in Saskatchewan, home to 1,005 people. The population fell 8% between 2016 and 2021.

Population

1,005

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.2

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

54%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

21%

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

Is Eston a good place to live?

Eston’s strongest is jobs & income (A+). The weak point is safety (C−).

Eston is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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 AWalkability ACost of livingWeakestC⁻Safety

How Eston grades

Each subject compares Eston 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

Eston is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Jobs & incomeAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB⁺Open →Hazard riskAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsIn Saskatchewan, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Eston stand out

The 3 things Eston does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.1 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

64% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

21% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eston.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁺

Trips to work from Eston are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 14 min on average

21%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van77%

Walk18%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	14 min	18 min	26 min

$74,000

median household income, 2020

20%

worked from home, May 2021

86%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work21% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to15 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Kindersley

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

Schools

Eston’s one school is Eston Composite School

1school within 3 km

An elementary school stands 61 km from the centre, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 45 km off, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Eston Composite SchoolIn EstonAll grades	All grades	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Nearest secondary school	45 km	1.1 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	61 km	0.4 km	0.5 km

45 km

to the nearest secondary school

61 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageEston’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school1 school for every grade Language0 of 1 teach in French · 0% of schools in Saskatchewan Questions“What schools are there in Eston?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in Saskatchewan? The province publishes no results school by school.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Eston costs 16% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

$150,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

79% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Eston$150,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	17%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	19%	20%
Households owning their home	79%	71%	74%

$780

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$636

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$780 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Owners and renters79% 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.

SafetySafety C⁻

The violent severity index where Eston is policed is 84 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)

96Crime Severity Index

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Eston · Measured across the Kindersley detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 96, between Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 43.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violence across its police area runs at 14.7 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202392

202497

202599

2023–2025	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	84	154	86
Crime Severity Index	96	119	67
Property crime per 1,000	43.1	48.4	31.2

102

non-violent Crime Severity Index

28%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageEston’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety96 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Eston’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Eston safe?”

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

HealthHealth B⁺

People in Eston’s health region live to 79.9 on average, 1.6 years short of the typical Canadian town

54%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 49% in Saskatchewan. Measured from where Eston’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.4 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the South West health region, with Eston one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Eston54%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Very good or excellent health	54%	49%	52%
Smokers	13%	8.6%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.9	80.2	81.5

79.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.4 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

45 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageEston’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 45 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 77.5 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Climate

January nights in Eston drop to −19.1°C (Saskatchewan towns −20.7°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

25.0°CJuly afternoons

Frost comes on 203 days a year, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 20 September, 122 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 75 mm on average. Snow peaks in January: 17 cm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.1°C

Spring9.9°C

Summer23.9°C

Autumn10.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Precipitation a year	335 mm	383 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	203	203	159
January night low	−19.1°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	86 cm	91 cm	141 cm

86 cm

of snow a year

203

days with frost a year

122

frost-free days, 21 May to 20 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageEston’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows −19.1°C Rain and snow335 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow86 cm of snow a year Weather station51 km to the station · Kindersley

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

Who lives here

Older residents shape Eston: 24% are 65 or over, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

41.2median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up nearly one in ten residents, between Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children are just over a fifth of the town.

EstonSaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.5% of Eston

470 women and 500 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Eston
	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	21%	18%	16%
15 to 64	55%	65%	64%
65+	24%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	54%	52%	56%

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

Ages41.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households425 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants4% belong to a visible minority English and French2% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

High radon around Eston: 20% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Eston.

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

Eston20%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	20%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.006	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

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Radon20% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.006 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Heartland RHA

Weather

What November brings in Eston: −10°C at night, freezing by day

0°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect about 14 mm of rain and snow over November. November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Kindersley.

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

November0°C

December−7°C

January−9°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−18°C	31 mm
Spring	10°C	−3°C	74 mm
Summer	24°C	10°C	177 mm
Autumn	10°C	−3°C	54 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

14 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Kindersley); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Eston sends Jeremy Patzer (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley

Locally, Eston is run as a town.

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Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

No public library stands in Eston: the closest, Abbey Branch Library, is 46 km away

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Saskatchewan, so this page has none for Eston.

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Places to belong10 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Little of the land around Eston is protected: 0.5% within 10 km

0.5%of the land within 10 km protected

One protected area is close by. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Eston0.5%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.5%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	2	4

66 km

to Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km National & provincial parks66 km to a provincial park · Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park

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

History

An older town: 47% of Eston’s homes predate 1961

47%built before 1961

47%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Eston	Saskatchewan	Canada
Homes built before 1961	47%	17%	18%

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Older homes47% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Eston 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 Eston

15pages on Eston

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 96 Housing & costAHomes 2.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 79.9 in its region Work & commuteA⁺64% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Eston

5 notable people were born in Eston.

See all 5 →

Jack LenzCanadian composer · born 1949

Bill BoydCanadian politician · born 1956

Ed HumphreysCanadian ice hockey goaltender · born 1953

Michael HelmCanadian writer · born 1961

Robert SteadwardCanadian IOC member · born 1946

About Eston

Town in Saskatchewan

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Eston is one census subdivision in Saskatchewan, and TownRatings describes all of it.

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

Population: 1,005 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 8
Census subdivision: 4708076

Questions about Eston

Has Eston grown?

It lost people: 1,061 in 2016, 972 in 2021, 8.4% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,005.

Who are the people of Eston?

At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 4% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 9% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Eston?

Single-detached houses make up 88% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 39% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

How old are the people of Eston?

Its median age is 41.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

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).