
BoothillRegina
2,613 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Regina. It is one of 27 neighbourhoods of Regina.
Is Boothill a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its best grade is for jobs & income (A+). At B− overall, Boothill ranks #43 of 102 in Saskatchewan. It comes out better than 51% of Canadian towns. Add health to its strengths (B+). Where it falls short is safety (C−). Hazard risk is weaker too (C+). Owners valued their homes at a median $340,000 in 2021, which is 3.5 years of the typical household’s pay.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 Boothill grades
Each subject compares Boothill with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Boothill stand out
The 2 things Boothill does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boothill.
Trips to work from Boothill are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 15 min | 18 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
The force covering Boothill records an index of 104, against 119 for Saskatchewan’s towns and 67 for Canadian towns
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 137, between Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). Across its police area, there are 42.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 13.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Boothill doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Regina service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 104 | 119 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 137 | 154 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 42.6 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Around Boothill, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent
For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 80.2 years at birth, 82.3 for women and 78.0 for men. Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, close to both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.2 km from the average resident of Boothill, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 8.6% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.2 | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Regina health region, not by town
25% of homes tested in Boothill’s area are above the radon guideline
The radon tests numbers here cover the Regina Qu'Appelle RHA · Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Regina
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.014 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Water Security Agency.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 25% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.014 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Boothill: 390 mm a year
The coldest nights come in January, when Boothill averages a low of −20.0°C. Frost comes on 203 days a year, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in June, at 85 mm. A normal December brings 21 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 390 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 203 | 203 | 159 |
| January night low | −20.0°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 105 cm | 91 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Regina (Airport))
Boothill is a town of owners: 81% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Regina metro area
Rent took 18% of household income, near Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and lower than Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and below Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 81% | 71% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 17% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
1,120 households and a median age of 40: who lives in Boothill
One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. 8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 15% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.1% of Boothill
Women numbered 1,305 and men 1,300 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 60% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Boothill runs from −10°C to freezing
ECCC’s forecast for Regina is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −17°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 14 cm. In November, the normal is 15 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 35 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −3°C | 89 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 10°C | 195 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −3°C | 71 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Regina (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Regina—Wascana, which takes in Boothill, is held by Michael Kram (Conservative Party of Canada)
Across Saskatchewan, 13 of the 14 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Boothill is Prince of Wales Branch, 1.5 km away
After it comes St.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
76% of Boothill itself is protected land
Of the country within 10 km, 3.9% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off. The nearest provincial park, Last Mountain House Provincial Park, is 42 km away. Also worth knowing: 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Walk 2 - A Place for Vision and Walk 1 - A Place for You.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
3 boards run the schools in and around Boothill
In or within 3 km of Boothill: 24 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Park SchoolIn BoothillElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Jean Vanier SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.7 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Saskatchewan.
An older town: 61% of Boothill’s homes predate 1961
| Heritage | Boothill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 61% | 17% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Boothill
Holy Rosary Cathedral and 15 more in and around Boothill
A first look at Boothill’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
CathedralHoly Rosary Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumRoyal Saskatchewan Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSaskatchewan Science Centre600 m outside town, to the west
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumGovernment House4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
National historic siteAlbert Memorial Bridge2.1 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Holy Rosary Cathedral: Grahampurse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Saskatchewan Museum: Scotwood72 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saskatchewan Science Centre: JLBickford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Paul's Cathedral: Masalai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Government House: Scotwood72, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Memorial Bridge: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Boothill
Neighbourhood in Regina
Boothill is a neighbourhood of Regina, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,613 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Regina
- Census subdivision
- 4706027
Boothill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boothill | 2,613 | — | B− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Al Ritchie | 8,087 | 1.2 | C | C− | C− | B+ |
| Dewdney Place | 3,021 | 2.2 | D | D | C− | B+ |
| Heritage | 5,172 | 2.3 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Arcola East | 33,823 | 3 | B | B+ | C− | B |
| Dewdney East | 18,670 | 3.1 | B− | C+ | C− | B |
| Downtown | 4,282 | 3.2 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Boothill
Is Boothill a young town or an old one?
At 40, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
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).