#1Battleford
Saskatchewan · 4,657 peopleOverall C+·#1,571 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety D−
Battleford, #1 on this list · Photo: Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0)Saskatchewan · 2026
Most historic towns in Saskatchewan
Halfway down the list sits Nutana Park, at 0. At the other end is La Loche, with 0. Across Canada, the same list puts Battleford #18 of 2,589. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes 3 places in Saskatchewan. Battleford tops the list in Saskatchewan, at 17. Second place goes to Central Business District, at 10, and third to Downtown, at 9.
Places on Canada’s heritage registers per 10,000 people How grades work
#117 Per 10,000 people
#2Central Business District
Saskatchewan · 4,987 peopleOverall C−·#2,119 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
#3Downtown
Saskatchewan · 4,282 peopleOverall C−·#2,290 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
All 104, ranked in Saskatchewan
Best first in Saskatchewan; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
104 places
#TownPer 10,000 peopleCanada rankWhat drives it
2Central Business District4,987 people10#55 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
4Buena Vista5,777 people5#137 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: cost of living D
5Haultain6,126 people5#147 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
11South West Industrial5,297 people4#194 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B+·lowest: safety C−
12Rosthern No. 4032,791 people4#210 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D−
13Moosomin2,906 people3#222 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: health C−
14Dewdney Place3,021 people3#230 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
15Grosvenor Park6,240 people3#240 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
17Prince Albert40,728 people3#285 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B·lowest: safety D−
18North Park5,000 people2#360 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
19University5,888 people2#408 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
22Pleasant Hill6,088 people2#417 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
25Corman Park No. 34410,463 people1#539 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
26North Battleford14,882 people1#609 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability A−·lowest: safety D−
29Rosetown2,600 people0#764 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk B
31Martensville11,808 people0#801 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C+
32White City4,379 people0#934 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
33Pilot Butte3,255 people0#949 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
34Edenwold No. 1584,932 people0#1,045 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, safety B+·lowest: walkability C
35Kindersley4,740 people0#1,121 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A−·lowest: safety C−
38Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge9,325 people0#1,144 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: safety C−
41Hampton Village9,119 people0#1,186 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
42Lakewood Urban Centre4,923 people0#1,262 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C−
43Adelaide/Churchill2,652 people0#1,268 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
45Silverwood Heights8,153 people0#1,292 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
46Willowgrove9,787 people0#1,301 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
47Twin Lakes7,286 people0#1,323 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
48Arcola East33,823 people0#1,377 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
49Estevan11,391 people0#1,392 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: health C−
50Prairie View8,517 people0#1,441 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
52Hillcrest Management Area3,004 people0#1,478 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability D
53Nutana Park3,045 people0#1,504 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C−
54Confederation Park5,771 people0#1,518 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
56Vanscoy No. 3453,029 people0#1,587 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
57Greystone Heights6,402 people0#1,597 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C−
58Normanview West2,866 people0#1,641 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
60Dewdney East18,670 people0#1,663 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
61Lawson Heights8,158 people0#1,666 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
64Stonebridge15,230 people0#1,718 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
67Sherwood/McCarthy5,753 people0#1,793 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: safety C−
69Normanview Residents Group3,916 people0#1,805 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health B+·lowest: safety C−
70Harbour Landing14,402 people0#1,814 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, health B·lowest: safety C−
72Brevoort Park3,485 people0#1,843 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
73Albert Park12,967 people0#1,875 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living C−
76Blairmore Suburban Centre7,411 people0#1,920 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety C−
78Cathedral Village7,311 people0#2,010 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
79University Heights Urban Centre9,247 people0#2,011 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B+·lowest: safety C−
81City Park3,827 people0#2,021 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
82Lakewood14,880 people0#2,050 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
83Rosemont/Mount Royal10,497 people0#2,065 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B+·lowest: safety C−
84Fairhaven6,536 people0#2,069 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
85Lawson Heights Urban Centre3,622 people0#2,086 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
88Eastview7,536 people0#2,166 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living D
90Westmount2,872 people0#2,214 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
91Coronation Park7,307 people0#2,252 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
92Mount Royal5,292 people0#2,257 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
93Massey Place6,561 people0#2,303 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
94Meadowgreen3,782 people0#2,308 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
95North Central9,124 people0#2,310 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D
96Lloydminster (Part)13,137 people0#2,318 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety D
97Northeast9,670 people0#2,355 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
98Meadow Lake No. 5882,712 people0#2,364 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability D
99Nutana Urban Centre5,926 people0#2,373 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
100Heritage5,172 people0#2,398 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
101Buckland No. 4913,550 people0#2,438 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D−
102Prince Albert No. 4613,589 people0#2,514 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D−
103La Ronge2,668 people0#2,582 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk D−
104La Loche3,124 people0#2,583 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: Battleford, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Central Business District, daryl_mitchell from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Downtown, Ccyyrree (CC0), 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).