Photo: Padowntown · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes in Prince Albert are worth 23% less than the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
In figures: $250,000 for the median home in 2021, $324,000 for the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. There is no public record of sale prices in Saskatchewan, which leaves the census value as the guide for Prince Albert.
What owners say Prince Albert’s homes are worth
The census is the only published value for these homes; beside it, the median of Saskatchewan’s towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $271K
- Owners
- 8,475
- Saskatchewan’s towns
- $324K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
11% of Prince Albert’s households are in core housing need, against 7% for Saskatchewan’s towns
At the 2021 census, 65% of Prince Albert’s 14,305 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 8% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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.
3.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Prince Albert: in step with Saskatchewan’s towns (3.8)
Some 53 homes a year: 320 in all were permitted in Prince Albert from 2018 to 2023. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 8%, where Saskatchewan’s towns built 81%.
The busiest year: 2023, with 134 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.
Prince Albert against Saskatchewan’s towns: 23% under the $324,000 median
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.
Home values around Prince Albert
Next to Prince Albert: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert | $250K | $271K | 59% | |
| Prince Albert No. 461 | $300K | $329K | 92% | 2.5 |
| Buckland No. 491 | $380K | $399K | 98% | 7.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Prince Albert
Is Prince Albert expensive for Saskatchewan?
No: Prince Albert’s census median is below the $324,000 of Saskatchewan’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · 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).