Moose JawSaskatchewan
A town of 36,337 in Saskatchewan. It is part of Division No. 7, a census division.
Is Moose Jaw a good place to live?
Moose Jaw’s lowest grade is for safety (C−). The town’s overall grade, C+, puts it better than 36% of Canadian towns. That places it #67 of 102 in Saskatchewan. It also trails on cost of living (C). Where it does best is walkability (B+). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health, B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Moose Jaw grades
Each subject compares Moose Jaw with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moose Jaw.
Moose Jaw’s Violent Crime Severity Index is 105 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)
The violent crime rate is 17.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Each year brings 51.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 51.5 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 105 | 154 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 17.7 | 15.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Rent takes more of local pay in Moose Jaw than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 22% of household income
The median home value was $250,000, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 68% of households are owner-occupiers. Moose Jaw shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Moose Jaw metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $324,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 71% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Moose Jaw is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Water Security Agency
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.010 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Five Hills RHA, with Moose Jaw one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.010 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Trips to work from Moose Jaw are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average
92% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 17 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 91% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Moose Jaw’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.6 years: life expectancy 79.9
13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 49% in Saskatchewan. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Moose Jaw is well placed: 2.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 49% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.9 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the South West health region
January nights in Moose Jaw drop to −17.8°C (Saskatchewan towns −20.7°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)
A July afternoon in Moose Jaw typically reaches 25.9°C. The thermometer drops below freezing on 198 days a year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 17 September, lie 118 days. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 91 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 422 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −17.8°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 198 | 203 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.9°C | 25.0°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Moose Jaw)
Moose Jaw in November: highs near 2°C, lows near −9°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Moose Jaw forecast. A typical November adds 14 cm of snow. Then December: −5°C by day, −15°C at night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −6°C | −16°C | 35 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | −3°C | 91 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 10°C | 219 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −2°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Moose Jaw); the forecast is on the Weather page
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan gave Fraser Tolmie a 16,894-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 91% of ridings
No provincial riding is named for Moose Jaw, because the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Moose Jaw’s public library is Moose Jaw Library and Art Gallery
It stands 1.5 km from the centre of Moose Jaw.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Older residents shape Moose Jaw: 21% are 65 or over, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.1% of residents, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). 18% of residents are children under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.9% of Moose Jaw’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 17,145 and men at 16,520; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 48% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Only 0.5% of the land within 10 km of Moose Jaw is protected
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 17 km. Inside the town itself, 3.3% of the land is protected.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The schools around Moose Jaw answer to 3 boards
Counting a 3 km margin, Moose Jaw has 14 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baildon Colony Hutterite SchoolIn Moose JawElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Albert E. Peacock CollegiateIn Moose JawSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Saskatchewan.
Before 1961: 38% of the homes in Moose Jaw
The registers put 6 historic places inside its boundary, one of them of the highest rank. Go back to 1908 and you reach Moose Jaw Court House, the oldest of them. Among the places are 2 heritage railway stations, 2 provincial or municipal listings and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 38% | 17% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum and 4 more in and around Moose Jaw
Sights in Moose Jaw and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
MuseumSaskatchewan Western Development Museumin townMuseumMuseumMoose Jaw Museum & Art Galleryin townAttractionAttractionTunnels of Moose Jawin townWater parkWater park1996 Summer Games Waterparkin townMuseumMuseumSukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Saskatchewan Western Development Museum: SriMesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Moose Jaw
Famous people from Moose Jaw
119 notable people were born in Moose Jaw.
Photo credits
Richard Weinberger: Northwest, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Graeme Fish: Bjarteh, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Linkletter: NBC, Public domain · Chico Resch: New York Islanders / NHL, Public domain · Brent Gilchrist: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kevin Churko: Fscdesign, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moose Jaw’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Jaw | 36,337 | — | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Moose Jaw No. 161 | 1,293 | 5.9 | — | C+ | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Moose Jaw
Who are the people of Moose Jaw?
11% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 9% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Moose Jaw?
Mostly 71% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 4% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 35% have just one.
Has Moose Jaw grown?
It lost people: 33,910 in 2016, 33,665 in 2021, 0.7% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 36,337.
About Moose Jaw
Town in Saskatchewan
Every figure TownRatings gives for Moose Jaw covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Saskatchewan.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 36,337 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 7
- Census subdivision
- 4707039
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).