Photo: George Back · Public domainÎle-à-la-Crosse sits 54% below Saskatchewan’s towns on home values
The census median was $150,000 in 2021, against $324,000 for Saskatchewan’s towns. Sale prices aren’t published in Saskatchewan: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Île-à-la-Crosse. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $108,000.
What Île-à-la-Crosse’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Saskatchewan’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $166K
- Owners
- 225
- 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).
Île-à-la-Crosse’s detached houses are assessed 44% below the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Of Île-à-la-Crosse’s 455 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 82% are 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.
More need than most: 30% of households in Île-à-la-Crosse (Saskatchewan’s towns: 7%)
Île-à-la-Crosse had 450 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 76% of them single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Île-à-la-Crosse | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 18% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 14% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 30% | 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.
Île-à-la-Crosse is cheaper than most of Saskatchewan’s towns: 54% under their $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.
Home values around Île-à-la-Crosse
The places around Île-à-la-Crosse at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 58–152 km from Île-à-la-Crosse.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-à-la-Crosse | $150K | $166K | 51% | |
| Buffalo Narrows | $180K | $198K | 68% | 57.9 |
| Pinehouse | $168K | $224K | 34% | 83.8 |
| Beaver River No. 622 | $310K | $336K | 91% | 147.2 |
| La Loche | $150K | $184K | 32% | 148.7 |
| Meadow Lake | $276K | $269K | 59% | 151.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Île-à-la-Crosse
Is Île-à-la-Crosse expensive for Saskatchewan?
Below the norm for Saskatchewan’s towns, whose median home is worth $324,000; Île-à-la-Crosse’s is worth less.
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).