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Hudson Bay No. 394Saskatchewan

It lies in Division No. 14. 1,116 residents make their home in this town in Saskatchewan.

Population
1,116
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
49.2
years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4
Postsecondary
51%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Hudson Bay No. 394 a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A−). Its weakest subject is health (D). It lags on walkability as well (D−). Police record more crime here than in most towns (C+).

Hudson Bay No. 394 has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.

How Hudson Bay No. 394 grades

Each subject compares Hudson Bay No. 394 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

Hudson Bay No. 394 has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Hudson Bay No. 394 stand out

The 3 things Hudson Bay No. 394 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hudson Bay No. 394.

HealthHealth D

Hudson Bay No. 394 is graded a D for health

47%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the North Central East health region

The region has more smokers than Saskatchewan, 18% of adults to 13%, whereas life expectancy at birth in the region is 77.0 years, below Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Across the region, 47% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Saskatchewan as a whole reaches 49%. For Hudson Bay No. 394 itself the measure is access, and it lags: 8.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Hudson Bay No. 39447%
Saskatchewan’s towns49%
Canadian towns52%
HealthHudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Smokers18%8.6%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)21%17%17%
Life expectancy at birth77.080.281.5
Very good or excellent health47%49%52%
77.0
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
8.8 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
18%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
9.0 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Outdoors

Few places match Hudson Bay No. 394 for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

13%of the land within 10 km protected

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 46, above Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4) alike. Protected areas take in 15% of the town itself.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Hudson Bay No. 39413%
Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsHudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km4624
Protected land within 10 km13%1.7%2.3%
At the edge
to Wildcat Hill Provincial Park
1
beach within 5 km
46
public protected areas within 10 km

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

HousingCost of living A−

Rent takes less of local pay in Hudson Bay No. 394 than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

$260,000median home value, 2021A−Cost of living Grade

88% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% 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

Hudson Bay No. 394$260,000
Saskatchewan$324,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Hudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Rent as a share of income13%19%20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter11%17%18%
Households owning their home88%71%74%
Median home value, 2021$260,000$324,000$406,000
$680
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$670
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B+

Hudson Bay No. 394 is graded a B+ for hazard risk

Moderatewildfire bandB+Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests for the Kelsey Trail RHA

Some 2.1% of the land within 25 km of Hudson Bay No. 394 has burned since 1986; at 0.06% a year that is moderate, not high. Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Radon topped the guideline in 16% of tested homes, above Saskatchewan’s towns (9.1%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

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

Hudson Bay No. 39416%
Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsHudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Radon tests above the guideline16%9.1%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.005$0.006$0.030
Moderate
wildfire band
4.7 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986
1
flood study on the national inventory

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

Climate

Winter nights bite in Hudson Bay No. 394: January lows of −22.4°C, colder than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

24.3°CJuly afternoons

Snow totals 177 cm over the year, above Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Expect July highs of around 24.3°C in Hudson Bay No. 394. A normal November brings 36 cm of snow, the most of any month. July is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−10.0°C
Spring8.0°C
Summer22.9°C
Autumn7.8°C
Normals, 1991–2020Hudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
January night low−22.4°C−20.7°C−13.5°C
Snowfall a year177 cm91 cm141 cm
Days with frost a year215203159
Precipitation a year445 mm383 mm883 mm
177 cm
of snow a year
215
days with frost a year
72
days with precipitation a year

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

SafetySafety C+

The violent severity index where Hudson Bay No. 394 is policed is 103 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)

76Crime Severity Index

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Hudson Bay No. 394 itself

The index for the force that serves it came to 76, below Saskatchewan’s towns (119) but above Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 33.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 14.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202359
2024111
202557
2023–2025Hudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Crime Severity Index7611967
Violent Crime Severity Index10315486
Property crime per 1,00033.448.431.2
65
non-violent Crime Severity Index
33%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Hudson Bay detachment area, not by town

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Working-age people in Hudson Bay No. 394 have jobs more often than in 60% of Canadian towns

0%walk, cycle or take transit

A trip to work takes 23 min on average. 89% of commuters drove, in line with Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%
Census 2021Hudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Average trip23 min18 min26 min
Car or van89%91%89%
$74,000
median household income, 2020
18%
worked from home, May 2021
0%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Who lives here

Immigrants are a smaller part of Hudson Bay No. 394 than of Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 4%

49.2median age

11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, near Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

Hudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%
Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.7% of Hudson Bay No. 394

Census 2021 put women at 560 and men at 590; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Hudson Bay No. 394
Hudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Under 1517%18%16%
15 to 6457%65%64%
65+26%16%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree18%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification51%52%56%

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

Weather

Hudson Bay No. 394 in November: highs near −2°C, lows near −11°C

−2°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of −10°C and lows of −19°C. Expect about 22 mm of rain and snow over November. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −22°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Hudson Bay.

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

November−2°C
December−10°C
January−12°C
February−8°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−10°C−21°C52 mm
Spring8°C−6°C75 mm
Summer23°C10°C221 mm
Autumn8°C−3°C97 mm
−11°C
a normal November night
22 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Hudson Bay); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Cathay Wagantall took Yorkton—Melville in 2021 by 19,555 votes, more than the margin in 97% of ridings

For local government, Hudson Bay No.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

Hudson Bay No. 394 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Hudson Bay Public Library, 6.9 km away

Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Hudson Bay No.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

History

Since 1961: 90% of the homes in Hudson Bay No. 394

10%built before 1961

10%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritageHudson Bay No. 394SaskatchewanCanada
Homes built before 196110%17%18%

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 Hudson Bay No. 394

15pages on Hudson Bay No. 394

Famous people from around Hudson Bay No. 394

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About Hudson Bay No. 394

Town in Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada treats Hudson Bay No. 394 as a single census subdivision in Saskatchewan, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population
1,116 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Saskatchewan
Census division
Division No. 14
Census subdivision
4714001

Hudson Bay No. 394’s neighbours

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

Hudson BayHudson BayHudson Bay No. 394
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hudson Bay No. 3941,116——A−C+D
Hudson Bay1,3916.3—B+C+C−

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

Questions about Hudson Bay No. 394

Who are the people of Hudson Bay No. 394?

0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 11% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.

Is Hudson Bay No. 394 a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 49.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.

What kind of homes are in Hudson Bay No. 394?

Mostly 79% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 26% have just one.

Is Hudson Bay No. 394 growing?

Yes: the census counted 1,092 in 2016 and 1,145 in 2021, a rise of 4.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,116.

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).