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PreecevilleSaskatchewan

Between 2016 and 2021, its population shrank by 6%. It is a town of 1,046 residents in Saskatchewan.

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Preeceville, Saskatchewan · Photo: John Kaminski · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population
1,046
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
51.6
years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4
Postsecondary
38%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
15%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Preeceville a good place to live?

Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (B+). Health lags (C−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for cost of living, C+ for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk. It also trails on safety (C).

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Preeceville has its subject grades alone.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.

WeakestC−Health

What makes Preeceville stand out

The 3 things Preeceville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Preeceville grades

Each subject compares Preeceville 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

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Preeceville has its subject grades alone.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Preeceville.

Schools

One school serves Preeceville: Preeceville School

The closest elementary school is 37 km away, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

1school within 3 km
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Preeceville SchoolIn PreecevilleAll gradesAll grades–English public
Schools within 3 kmPreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Nearest secondary school37 km1.1 km1.2 km
Nearest elementary school37 km0.4 km0.5 km
37 km
to the nearest secondary school
37 km
to the nearest elementary school

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Saskatchewan: none (the province publishes no results school by school).

HealthHealth C−

Preeceville’s health region counts 20% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 78.6 years at birth, 80.8 for women and 76.5 for men. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 49% very good or excellent, 49% for Saskatchewan. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Preeceville is well placed: 0.7 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the South East health region, Preeceville included.

49%very good or excellent healthC−Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Preeceville49%
Saskatchewan’s towns49%
Canadian towns52%
HealthPreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Smokers20%8.6%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)20%17%17%
Life expectancy at birth78.680.281.5
Very good or excellent health49%49%52%
78.6
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
0.7 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
20%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
84 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety C

Where Preeceville is policed, the Crime Severity Index is 81 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 119; Canadian towns: 67)

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Preeceville itself · Shared with the rest of the Canora detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area recorded 23.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (15.2) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 35.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

81Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202377
202488
202579
2023–2025PreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Violent crime23.715.212
Crime Severity Index8111967
Violent Crime Severity Index11115486
Property crime per 1,00035.448.431.2
70
non-violent Crime Severity Index
38%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Preeceville: July afternoons reach 24.4°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal June brings 90 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Counting rain and snow alike, 448 mm falls in a year, above Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) but below Canadian towns (883 mm). The coldest nights come in January, when Preeceville averages a low of −20.9°C. Frost usually lifts by 20 May and returns around 18 September: 120 days without it.

24.4°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.5°C
Spring8.0°C
Summer23.3°C
Autumn8.7°C
Normals, 1991–2020PreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
January night low−20.9°C−20.7°C−13.5°C
Precipitation a year448 mm383 mm883 mm
July afternoon high24.4°C25.0°C25.5°C
Days with frost a year200203159
120 cm
of snow a year
200
days with frost a year
120
frost-free days, 20 May to 18 Sep
75
days with precipitation a year

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Preeceville’s household incomes are lower than in 96% of Canadian towns

A trip to work takes 20 min on average. 86% of commuters drove, below Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and close to Canadian towns (89%).

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van86%
Walk15%
Census 2021PreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Average trip20 min18 min26 min
Car or van86%91%89%
$56,000
median household income, 2020
11%
worked from home, May 2021
56%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Who lives here

A median age of 51.6: Preeceville is older than 89% of Canadian towns

Just over one in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.5% of residents, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

51.6median age
PreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree27%
Postsecondary qualification38%

Women and men · all residents

54.2% of Preeceville’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 575 were women and 485 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Preeceville
PreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Under 1515%18%16%
15 to 6452%65%64%
65+34%16%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree27%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification38%52%56%

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

Weather

Expect November days around −1°C in Preeceville, nights around −10°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −9°C and lows near −18°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Canora forecast, on the Weather page.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−1°C
December−9°C
January−11°C
February−9°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−9°C−19°C44 mm
Spring8°C−4°C86 mm
Summer23°C11°C233 mm
Autumn9°C−2°C86 mm
−10°C
a normal November night
18 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

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

Town hall

Yorkton—Melville gave Cathay Wagantall a 19,555-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 97% of ridings

In the census’s list of municipalities, Preeceville is a town.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

Preeceville has no public library of its own; the nearest is Macnutt Branch Library, 52 km away

Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Preeceville’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B−

Preeceville is a town of owners: 79% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took just over a fifth of household income, about level with Canadian towns (20%) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (19%).

$150,000median home value, 2021B−Cost of living Grade

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

Preeceville$150,000
Saskatchewan$324,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021PreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter11%17%18%
Households owning their home79%71%74%
Rent as a share of income21%19%20%
$780
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$556
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B−

25% of homes tested in Preeceville’s area are above the radon guideline

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Preeceville on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandB−Hazard risk Grade

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

Preeceville25%
Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsPreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Radon tests above the guideline25%9.1%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.006$0.006$0.030
Low
wildfire band

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Sunrise RHA

Outdoors

More of the land around Preeceville is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns

0.8 km out lies the largest, Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, at 126,136 ha. Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 38 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

8.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Preeceville8.8%
Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsPreecevilleSaskatchewanCanada
Protected land within 10 km8.8%1.7%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km424
38 km
to Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Preeceville

15pages on Preeceville

Preeceville’s neighbours

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

Preeceville No. 334Preeceville No. 334Preeceville
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Preeceville1,046——B−CC−
Preeceville No. 3341,0432.6——CD

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

Questions about Preeceville

What kind of homes are in Preeceville?

Single-detached houses make up 90% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 42% of households are one person, and the average is 2.

How old are the people of Preeceville?

51.6 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 34% of residents are 65 or over and 15% under 15.

Has Preeceville grown?

It went from 1,125 people in 2016 to 1,062 in 2021, down 5.6%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,046.

Who are the people of Preeceville?

12% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 11% are immigrants.

About Preeceville

Town in Saskatchewan

TownRatings counts Preeceville as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Saskatchewan; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

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

Population
1,046 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Saskatchewan
Census division
Division No. 9
Census subdivision
4709064

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).