#1White City
Saskatchewan · 4,379 peopleOverall A−·#305 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
White City, #1 on this list · Photo: Canadian2006 (CC BY-SA 3.0)Saskatchewan · 2026
Fastest-growing towns in Saskatchewan
Warman is second (+12.7%) and Martensville third (+9.3%). The middle of the list is Kindersley, with −0.7%. The list ends with Tisdale, at −8.4%. White City is #37 of 1,117 on the list for all of Canada. Of the places on this list, only one makes the national top 100. First place in Saskatchewan goes to White City, with +19.5%.
Population change between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, on 2021 boundaries, for places of 2,500 people or more in 2016 (a city’s neighbourhoods have no 2016 count, so they are not on this list) How grades work
#1+19.5% Growth, 2016–2021
#2Warman
Saskatchewan · 14,245 peopleOverall A+·#43 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, safety A·lowest: walkability B−
#3Martensville
Saskatchewan · 11,808 peopleOverall A+·#84 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C+
All 28, ranked in Saskatchewan
Best first in Saskatchewan; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
28 places
#TownGrowth, 2016–2021Canada rankWhat drives it
1White City4,379 people+19.5%#37 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
3Martensville11,808 people+9.3%#227 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C+
4Prince Albert40,728 people+5.1%#459 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B·lowest: safety D−
5Corman Park No. 34410,463 people+4.1%#529 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
10Lloydminster (Part)13,137 people+0.7%#795 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety D
11Yorkton17,543 people−0.4%#875 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
12Meadow Lake5,667 people−0.4%#879 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety D−
13Edenwold No. 1584,932 people−0.5%#890 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, safety B+·lowest: walkability C
15Kindersley4,740 people−0.7%#909 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A−·lowest: safety C−
16Battleford4,657 people−0.7%#910 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety D−
17Moose Jaw36,337 people−0.7%#923 of 1,117Strongest: walkability B+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety C−
18Vanscoy No. 3453,029 people−1.4%#959 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
19Melville4,547 people−1.5%#961 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
20Buckland No. 4913,550 people−2.9%#1,018 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D−
22Moosomin2,906 people−3.1%#1,023 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: health C−
23North Battleford14,882 people−3.3%#1,032 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability A−·lowest: safety D−
24Prince Albert No. 4613,589 people−3.5%#1,037 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D−
25Estevan11,391 people−5.5%#1,079 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: health C−
26La Ronge2,668 people−6.2%#1,087 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk D−
27Esterhazy2,513 people−6.3%#1,089 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: health C−
28Tisdale3,052 people−8.4%#1,106 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
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Photos: White City, Canadian2006 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Warman, Canadian2006 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Martensville, Canadian2006 (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).