Photo: rd laloche · CC BY 2.0La Loche sits 54% below Saskatchewan’s towns on home values
In figures: $150,000 for the median home in 2021, $324,000 for the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Saskatchewan, so nothing here says what La Loche’s homes actually sold for. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $60,800.
Two ways to price a home in La Loche
Two sources, each set against Saskatchewan’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $184K
- Owners
- 230
- 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).
Houses in La Loche carry assessments 73% under the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 550 homes in La Loche, detached houses 68% 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.
30% of La Loche’s households are in core housing need, against 7% for Saskatchewan’s towns
The 2021 census counted 725 occupied homes in La Loche; 55% of them are 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
| La Loche | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 18% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 26% | 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.
La Loche is 54% below 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.
Home values around La Loche
The places around La Loche at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to La Loche with figures are 91–149 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Loche | $150K | $184K | 32% | |
| Buffalo Narrows | $180K | $198K | 68% | 90.8 |
| Fort McMurray | $472K | $463K | 67% | 125.2 |
| Île-à-la-Crosse | $150K | $166K | 51% | 148.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in La Loche
Is La Loche expensive for Saskatchewan?
No: La Loche’s census median is below the $324,000 of Saskatchewan’s towns.
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).