Moose Jaw No. 161Saskatchewan

In Saskatchewan, this town has 1,293 residents. It is part of the Moose Jaw metro area.

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Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

1,293

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

37.2

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

59%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Moose Jaw No. 161 a good place to live?

Work and incomes are strong (A+). Homes were valued at a median $500,000 at the 2021 census, 4.8 times the typical household’s income. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (B+). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health and B for hazard risk.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Moose Jaw No. 161 has subject grades only.

Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.

StrongestA⁺Jobs & income

What makes Moose Jaw No. 161 stand out

The 2 things Moose Jaw No. 161 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

66% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Jobs & income

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A+.

How Moose Jaw No. 161 grades

Each subject compares Moose Jaw No. 161 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Moose Jaw No. 161 has subject grades only.

Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workA⁺Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footB⁺Open →Hazard riskAbove the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →HealthClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁻Open →

SchoolsBecause the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Saskatchewan aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moose Jaw No. 161.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁺

The car carries only 83% of commuters in Moose Jaw No. 161, fewer than in Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 21 min, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) yet lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van83%

Walk12%

Census 2021	Moose Jaw No. 161	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	21 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	83%	91%	89%

$106,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

32%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment3.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to240 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Moose Jaw

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Flood mapping exists for Moose Jaw No. 161: 2 on record, latest by Water Security Agency

In Health Canada’s survey, 13% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk runs low: $0.011 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Moose Jaw No. 161 shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Five Hills RHA.

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Moose Jaw No. 16113%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Moose Jaw No. 161	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.011	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

18 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.011 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Moose Jaw No. 161 than of Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.9%

15% of residents are 65 or over, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (19%). Immigrants make up 3.3% of residents, below Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

37.2median age

Moose Jaw No. 161SaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

45.9% of Moose Jaw No. 161’s residents are women

555 women and 655 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Moose Jaw No. 161
	Moose Jaw No. 161	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	19%	18%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	15%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	10%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	52%	56%

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Immigrants3% belong to a visible minority Ages37.2 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households495 households · 2.4 people per household English and French11% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Climate

Less rain and snow fall on Moose Jaw No. 161 than on 94% of Canadian towns: 422 mm a year

The coldest nights come in January, when Moose Jaw No. 161 averages a low of −17.8°C. In July the thermometer climbs to 25.9°C by day, about level with Canadian towns (25.5°C) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (25.0°C). Rain and snow peak in June, at 91 mm. A normal December brings 21 cm of snow, the most of any month.

25.9°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.5°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer24.9°C

Autumn11.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Moose Jaw No. 161	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

105 cm

of snow a year

198

days with frost a year

118

frost-free days, 21 May to 17 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow422 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.9°C, January lows −17.8°C Snow105 cm of snow a year Weather station2.0 km to the station · Moose Jaw

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Moose Jaw)

HousingCost of living C⁺

Renting in Moose Jaw No. 161 costs 16% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 65% of households. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Moose Jaw metro area, Moose Jaw No. 161 included.

$500,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Moose Jaw No. 161$500,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Moose Jaw No. 161	Saskatchewan	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	17%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	19%	20%
Households owning their home	65%	71%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$324,000	$406,000

$1,337

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,210

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$1,337 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living4.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Owners and renters65% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

HealthHealth B

Expect 79.9 years of life in the region around Moose Jaw No. 161, 1.6 under the typical Canadian town

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 54%, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (49%) and Canadian towns (52%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Moose Jaw No. 161’s is long: 7.1 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

54%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Moose Jaw No. 16154%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Moose Jaw No. 161	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

79.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

7.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 77.5 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the South West health region

Weather

In Moose Jaw No. 161, November normally means 2°C afternoons and −9°C nights

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Moose Jaw. Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −15°C. November normally sees 14 mm of precipitation.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November2°C

December−5°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

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

−9°C

a normal November night

14 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Moose Jaw); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Fraser Tolmie won Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan by 16,894 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 91% of Canada’s ridings

Locally, Moose Jaw No.

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Who runs itRural Municipality

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

No public library stands in Moose Jaw No. 161: the closest, Moose Jaw Library and Art Gallery, is 6 km away

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Saskatchewan, so this page has none for Moose Jaw No.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The schools around Moose Jaw No. 161 answer to 3 boards

Counting a 3 km margin, Moose Jaw No. 161 has 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade. An elementary school stands 4.3 km from the centre, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

14schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Sacred Heart SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.4 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Riverview Collegiate InstituteNearest secondary school, 1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 14 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Moose Jaw No. 161	Saskatchewan	Canada
Nearest elementary school	4.3 km	0.4 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	4.4 km	1.1 km	1.2 km
School boards	3	2	3

4.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

4.3 km

to the nearest elementary school

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The boards3 school boards · Prairie South SD 210 Every school14 schools within 3 km · 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade Language0 of 14 teach in French · 0% of schools in Saskatchewan Questions“What schools are there in Moose Jaw No. 161?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Saskatchewan, because the province publishes no results school by school.

SafetySafety B⁻

The force covering Moose Jaw No. 161 records less serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 62

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Moose Jaw No. 161 itself

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 18.9 per 1,000 a year, below Saskatchewan’s towns (48.4) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year.

61Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202362

202466

202554

2023–2025	Moose Jaw No. 161	Saskatchewan	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	18.9	48.4	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	62	154	86
Crime Severity Index	61	119	67
Violent crime	9.9	15.2	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

39%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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SafetyThe index weighs each crime Moose Jaw No. 161’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Moose Jaw No. 161 safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Moose Jaw detachment area

Outdoors

A provincial park at Moose Jaw No. 161’s edge: Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

Within 100 km there is no national park. The largest named area nearby is Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha, 3.2 km away. Parks and reserves take up 2.7% of the ground within 10 km, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).

2.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Moose Jaw No. 1612.7%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Moose Jaw No. 161	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.7%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	2	4

At the edge

to Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Fish and Wildlife Development Fund National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Nearby attractions

Prairie Storm Paintball and 6 more in and around Moose Jaw No. 161

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Moose Jaw No. 161, the best known first.

All attractions →

Theme parkTheme parkPrairie Storm Paintballin town

MuseumSaskatchewan Western Development Museum700 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumSukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museumin town

MuseumMuseumSukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum3.1 km outside town, to the south

AttractionAttractionTunnels of Moose Jaw2.4 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumMoose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery2.9 km outside town, to the northeast

Photos: 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moose Jaw No. 161

15pages on Moose Jaw No. 161

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 61 Housing & costC⁺Homes 4.8 × income Property pricesSchools14 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 79.9 in its region Work & commuteA⁺66% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Moose Jaw No. 161

No notable person born in Moose Jaw No. 161 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Richard WeinbergerCanadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medall… · born in Moose Jaw · born 1990

Marcia GudereitCurler · born in Moose Jaw · born 1965

Clark GilliesCanadian ice hockey player · born in Moose Jaw · 1954–2022

Graeme FishCanadian speed skater · born in Moose Jaw · born 1997

Art LinkletterCanadian-American radio and television … · born in Moose Jaw · 1912–2010

Chico ReschCanadian ice hockey player · born in Moose Jaw · born 1948

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

Moose Jaw No. 161’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Moose JawMoose Jaw No. 161

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Moose Jaw No. 161	1,293	—	—	C⁺	B⁻	B
Moose Jaw	36,337	5.9	C⁺	C	C⁻	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Moose Jaw No. 161

Who are the people of Moose Jaw No. 161?

At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 4% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Moose Jaw No. 161?

Single-detached houses make up 72% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 22% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.

Has Moose Jaw No. 161 grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,143 to 1,207 residents (up 5.6%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,293.

Is Moose Jaw No. 161 a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 37.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 19% of residents; over-65s, 15%.

About Moose Jaw No. 161

Town in Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada treats Moose Jaw No. 161 as a single census subdivision in Saskatchewan, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,293 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 7
Metro area: Moose Jaw
Census subdivision: 4707038

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).