Photo: simpleinsomnia · CC BY 2.0Home values in Melfort run 26% lower than the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
That is a median of $240,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $324,000 for Saskatchewan’s towns. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. No sales are published for towns in Saskatchewan, Melfort included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Two ways to price a home in Melfort
Each source sits beside its own median for Saskatchewan’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $253K
- Owners
- 1,705
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Melfort’s houses sit 19% below Saskatchewan’s towns
Detached houses account for 84% of the 2,215 properties on Melfort’s 2024 roll; condos for 6%.
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.
Melfort’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 69% of Melfort’s 2,575 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Melfort | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Permits in Melfort ran at 3.8 homes a year per 1,000, near the 3.8 of Saskatchewan’s towns
Building permits added 69 homes in Melfort between 2018 and 2023: some 12 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 53% in single-unit buildings (Saskatchewan’s towns: 81%).
A peak in 2018: 20 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Melfort is cheaper than most of Saskatchewan’s towns: 26% under their $324,000 median
The census values of Saskatchewan’s towns, 104 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Melfort: Tisdale, Birch Hills and Nipawin
The places around Melfort at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Melfort with figures are 37–76 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melfort | $240K | $253K | 66% | |
| Tisdale | $200K | $215K | 74% | 37.3 |
| Birch Hills | $174K | $178K | 82% | 57.2 |
| Torch River No. 488 | $250K | $260K | 96% | 65.5 |
| Nipawin | $180K | $205K | 69% | 68 |
| St. Louis No. 431 | $224K | $242K | 86% | 76.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Melfort
Is Melfort expensive for Saskatchewan?
Cheaper than the middle: Saskatchewan’s towns come to $324,000, Melfort to less.
How many households in Melfort are in core housing need?
In line with Saskatchewan’s towns (7%): 6% in Melfort, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).