RedversSaskatchewan
Home to 1,068 people, this town lies in Saskatchewan. It lies in Division No. 1.
Is Redvers a good place to live?
Redvers’s standout strength is cost of living (A). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk. Safety lags (D).
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Redvers 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.
How Redvers grades
Each subject compares Redvers with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Redvers has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Redvers stand out
The 3 things Redvers does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Redvers.
For health, Redvers gets a D−
Life expectancy at birth in the region is 78.6 years, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 20% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. What sets Redvers apart within its region is distance: 30 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 100% of residents. In the health survey, nearly half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Saskatchewan’s 49%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.6 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 49% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the South East health region
The force covering Redvers records more serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 170
No police detachment reports under Redvers’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Carlyle detachment area
The index for the force that serves it came to 126, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 28.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 50.3 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 28.5 | 15.2 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 170 | 154 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 126 | 119 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 50.3 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Renting in Redvers costs 14% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns
Nearly one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 72% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 17% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 19% | 20% |
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.
Wildfire low, radon 14%: how Redvers stands on hazards
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Redvers on the national inventory. Redvers doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Sun Country RHA.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 14% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.006 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
In and around Redvers, 2 schools: 2 schools for every grade
From the town centre, high school starts 12 km away, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de BellegardeIn RedversAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 12 km | 0.4 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 12 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Saskatchewan, the province publishes no results school by school.
January lows in Redvers: −19.6°C, against −20.7°C in Saskatchewan’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns
December is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average. Frost comes on 196 days a year, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). A normal June brings 101 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 517 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −19.6°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 196 | 203 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 142 cm | 91 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Elkhorn)
Older residents shape Redvers: 24% are 65 or over, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
16% speak both English and French, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (5.5%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Children under 15 make up a fifth of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.5% of Redvers’ residents are women
520 women and 490 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 38% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Redvers in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C
Precipitation in November averages 26 mm. The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −16°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 22 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −20°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 70 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 129 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 228 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 90 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Elkhorn); the forecast is on the Weather page
Redvers’ MP is Steven Bonk (Conservative Party of Canada), for Souris—Moose Mountain
13 of the 14 MPs from Saskatchewan belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Redvers has one public library, Redvers Public Library Branch
It sits 0.2 km from the centre of Redvers.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Driving to work is less common in Redvers than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 83% of commuters
A trip to work takes 22 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 83% | 91% | 89% |
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.
The nearest provincial park to Redvers is Cannington Manor Provincial Park, 29 km away
Within 10 km are 5 protected areas. The largest is Fish and Wildlife Development Fund: 126,136 ha, 8.6 km from the edge of town. The protected share within 10 km is 1.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Redvers | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.1% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Redvers
Famous people from Redvers
3 notable people were born in Redvers.
About Redvers
Town in Saskatchewan
Redvers is a municipality in Saskatchewan, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,068 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 1
- Census subdivision
- 4701049
Questions about Redvers
Who are the people of Redvers?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.
Do people in Redvers speak French?
16% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% speak French but not English.
What kind of homes are in Redvers?
Mostly 77% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 38% have just one.
Has Redvers grown?
It went from 1,042 people in 2016 to 1,008 in 2021, down 3.3%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,068.
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).