Photo: Voldeg and Bolton · Public domainMelville sits 44% below Saskatchewan’s towns on home values
That is a median of $180,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $324,000 for Saskatchewan’s towns. What homes sold for in Melville isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Saskatchewan. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $109,000.
Melville’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Saskatchewan’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $197K
- Owners
- 1,475
- 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).
Melville’s detached houses are assessed 39% below the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Detached houses account for 85% of the 2,050 properties on Melville’s 2024 roll; condos for 11%.
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.
An older stock than most: 38% of Melville’s homes go back before 1961 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 17%)
2,080 occupied homes stood in Melville in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 78% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Melville | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Melville permitted 0.3 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 3.8 of Saskatchewan’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Melville created 9 homes, about 2 a year. 100% were single-unit buildings, beside 81% for Saskatchewan’s towns.
The busiest year: 2018, with 6 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.
Melville is 44% 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.
Lower values near Melville: Grenfell
The places around Melville at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 30–72 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Melville.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melville | $180K | $197K | 71% | |
| Orkney No. 244 | $300K | $358K | 91% | 30.3 |
| Yorkton | $250K | $260K | 70% | 38.7 |
| Grenfell | $160K | $172K | 79% | 58.9 |
| Esterhazy | $224K | $240K | 79% | 59.6 |
| Fort Qu'Appelle | $224K | $239K | 74% | 71.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Melville
How many households in Melville are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 3% of households in Melville, where Saskatchewan’s towns sit at 7%.
Is Melville expensive for Saskatchewan?
Cheaper than the middle: Saskatchewan’s towns come to $324,000, Melville to less.
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).