Paddockwood No. 520Saskatchewan

It is part of Division No. 15, a census division. In Saskatchewan, this town has 1,155 residents.

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Photo: Kyla Duhamel from Saskatoon, Canada · CC BY 2.0

Population

1,155

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

54.4

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

53%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Paddockwood No. 520 a good place to live?

Where it does best is hazard risk (A). Health is its weak spot (D−). The typical owner put their home at $332,000 in 2021: 3.9 years of the median household’s income. It lags on safety as well (D−).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Paddockwood No. 520 has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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.

StrongestAHazard riskWeakestD⁻Health D⁻Safety

What makes Paddockwood No. 520 stand out

The 3 things Paddockwood No. 520 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Health

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D−.

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+19% more people than in 2016

Compare 4% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Safety

Behind 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D−.

How Paddockwood No. 520 grades

Each subject compares Paddockwood No. 520 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

Paddockwood No. 520 has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentD⁻Open →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereAOpen →Jobs & incomeWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁺Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsNo schools grade in Saskatchewan: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paddockwood No. 520.

HealthHealth D⁻

On health, Paddockwood No. 520 falls short of almost every Canadian town

Lives here run to 77.0 years on average, below Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. At 18%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 13% for Saskatchewan. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 47%, behind the 49% for Saskatchewan. Measured from where Paddockwood No. 520’s residents live, a hospital is 40 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out.

47%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Paddockwood No. 52047%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
Smokers	18%	8.6%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	21%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	77.0	80.2	81.5
Very good or excellent health	47%	49%	52%

77.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

40 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

40 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePaddockwood No. 520’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 40 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 79.6, men 74.5 Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the North Central East health region

SafetySafety D⁻

Crime runs heavier where Paddockwood No. 520 is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 332

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Paddockwood No. 520 itself · Shared with the rest of the Prince Albert detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 426, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 45.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 106.9 per 1,000 people a year.

332Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023373

2024315

2025308

2023–2025	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
Crime Severity Index	332	119	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	426	154	86
Violent crime	45.2	15.2	12
Property crime per 1,000	106.9	48.4	31.2

297

non-violent Crime Severity Index

35%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pagePaddockwood No. 520’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety332 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Paddockwood No. 520’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Paddockwood No. 520 safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Paddockwood No. 520 is lower than in 93% of Canadian towns

Radon around Paddockwood No. 520 is ordinary for Canada: 7.4% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Fire reaches the land around Paddockwood No. 520 now and then: 4.9% within 25 km since 1986 (0.14% a year), below the high band. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Nobody publishes radon tests for Paddockwood No. 520 alone, so this card uses the figure for the Prince Albert Parkland RHA.

Moderatewildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

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

Paddockwood No. 5207.4%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	7.4%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.005	$0.006	$0.030

Moderate

wildfire band

2.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pagePaddockwood No. 520’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireModerate wildfire band · 4.9% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.005 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.4% 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Paddockwood No. 520 take longer than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

The car took 89% of commuters, about level with both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk9%

Census 2021	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	34 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	91%	89%

$84,000

median household income, 2020

23%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment9.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to145 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Prince Albert

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

Paddockwood No. 520 has colder winters than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −22.8°C

Frost usually lifts by 24 May and returns around 15 September: 113 days without it. There are 209 days of frost in a typical year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in June, at 86 mm.

24.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.6°C

Spring8.3°C

Summer23.0°C

Autumn8.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
January night low	−22.8°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	209	203	159
Precipitation a year	432 mm	383 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.2°C	25.0°C	25.5°C

112 cm

of snow a year

209

days with frost a year

113

frost-free days, 24 May to 15 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pagePaddockwood No. 520’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.2°C, January lows −22.8°C Rain and snow432 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow112 cm of snow a year Weather station35 km to the station · Prince Albert

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Prince Albert)

Outdoors

Prince Albert National Park begins at the edge of Paddockwood No. 520

7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Waskateena Beach. Of the land within 10 km, 15% has protected status, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Add to that, 22 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Protected areas take in 17% of the town itself.

15%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Paddockwood No. 52015%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	15%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	2	4

At the edge

to Prince Albert National Park

At the edge

to Candle Lake Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pagePaddockwood No. 520’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Prince Albert National Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a national park · Prince Albert National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Old Baldy Trail

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

Housing

Most households in Paddockwood No. 520 own their home: 92%, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$332,000median home value, 2021

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

Paddockwood No. 520$332,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
Households owning their home	92%	71%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	17%	18%

$760

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters92% own their home Cost of living3.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $332,000, against the median household income

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Who lives here

An older town: 26% of people in Paddockwood No. 520 are 65 or over, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

4.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 12% of residents, above Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

54.4median age

Paddockwood No. 520SaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

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

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.4% of Paddockwood No. 520

Here the census found 565 men and 510 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Paddockwood No. 520
	Paddockwood No. 520	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	16%	18%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	26%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	10%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	52%	56%

Full pagePaddockwood No. 520’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages54.4 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households455 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants9% are immigrants · 4% belong to a visible minority English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Paddockwood No. 520 in November: highs near −2°C, lows near −11°C

Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −23°C by night. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Prince Albert forecast, on the Weather page.

−2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−2°C

December−9°C

January−12°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−10°C	−21°C	46 mm
Spring	8°C	−5°C	85 mm
Summer	23°C	10°C	214 mm
Autumn	8°C	−3°C	88 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

16 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 July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Prince Albert); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Randy Hoback won Prince Albert by 17,126 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 95% of Canada’s ridings

Federally, Paddockwood No.

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Who runs itRural Municipality

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

The nearest public library to Paddockwood No. 520 is John M. Cuelenaere Public Library, 36 km away

Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Paddockwood No.

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Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Paddockwood No. 520

15pages on Paddockwood No. 520

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 332 Housing & costHomes 3.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsHealthD⁻Life expectancy 77 in its region Work & commuteC52% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors15% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Paddockwood No. 520’s neighbours

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

Lakeland No. 521Paddockwood No. 520

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Paddockwood No. 520	1,155	—	—	—	D⁻	D⁻
Lakeland No. 521	1,393	9.6	—	—	D⁻	D⁻

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

Questions about Paddockwood No. 520

Who are the people of Paddockwood No. 520?

4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 12% have an Indigenous identity and 9% are immigrants.

Is Paddockwood No. 520 growing?

It added people: 900 in 2016, 1,071 in 2021, 19% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,155.

What kind of homes are in Paddockwood No. 520?

Mostly 90% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 22% have just one.

About Paddockwood No. 520

Town in Saskatchewan

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Paddockwood No. 520 is one municipality in Saskatchewan, figures and all.

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

Population: 1,155 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 15
Census subdivision: 4715099

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).