MelfortSaskatchewan

Commuters in Melfort have a short way to work, 15 min on average, less than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 91% of commuters, close to both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Melfort’s Violent Crime Severity Index is 144 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)

Property crime ran at 69.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Saskatchewan’s towns (48.4) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. The violent crime rate is 24 per 1,000 residents a year.

In and around Melfort, 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Secondary school means a trip of 60 km at the nearest, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Melfort’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 4.5 years: life expectancy 77.0

Measured across the North Central East health region: health survey and life expectancy

At 18%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 13% for Saskatchewan. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 21% of the region’s adults on average, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 47% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Saskatchewan as a whole reaches 49%. For Melfort itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

16% of homes tested in Melfort’s area are above the radon guideline

Water Security Agency has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Melfort shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Kelsey Trail RHA.

Melfort has cooler summers than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.4°C

Winter lows in Melfort average −21.1°C in January. Frosty days number 202 in a normal year, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 24 May, and the first in autumn, 13 September, lie 111 days. Snow peaks in December: 28 cm in a normal year.

Expect November days around −3°C in Melfort, nights around −11°C

Then December: −9°C by day, −18°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 15 mm. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Melfort forecast.

A 17,126-vote win for Randy Hoback made Prince Albert safer in 2021 than 95% of ridings

In the census’s list of municipalities, Melfort is a city.

Melfort has one public library, Melfort Public Library

It sits 1.1 km from the centre of Melfort.

More of Melfort’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%

Visible minorities make up nearly a tenth of the population, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 7.6% of residents, near Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).

Little of the land around Melfort is protected: 0.1% within 10 km

The nearest provincial park, Greenwater Lake Provincial Park, is 71 km away. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.

Buying in Melfort takes 3.4 years of household income for the median home, fewer than the 4.7 typical across Canada

Owners make up 66% of households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (71%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (20%).