Dewdney PlaceRegina
The neighbourhood, home to 3,021 people, lies in Regina. Of Regina’s 27 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Dewdney Place a good place to live?
Housing is expensive (D). Its strongest subject is walkability (A+). It also does well on health (B+). All told, that adds up to a D overall, better than 15% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #98 of 102 in Saskatchewan.
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.
What makes Dewdney Place stand out
The 3 things Dewdney Place does most differently from other towns.
How Dewdney Place grades
Each subject compares Dewdney Place with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
Holy Rosary Cathedral and 16 more in and around Dewdney Place
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Dewdney Place, the best known first.
CathedralHoly Rosary Cathedral1.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumRoyal Saskatchewan Museum400 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSaskatchewan Science Centre100 m outside town, to the southeast
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral1.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumRCMP Heritage Centre4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumGovernment House2.9 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: 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
- RCMP Heritage Centre: Drm310, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Government House: Scotwood72, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dewdney Place.
Rent takes more of local pay in Dewdney Place than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 36% of households, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $360,000, between Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Dewdney Place | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 36% | 17% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 27% | 19% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Regina metro area
Where Dewdney Place is policed, the Crime Severity Index is 104 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 119; Canadian towns: 67)
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. The force’s area logs 13.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Regina service area, Dewdney Place included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Dewdney Place | 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
Commuters in Dewdney Place have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
The car took 80% of commuters, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Dewdney Place | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 17 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 80% | 91% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in Dewdney Place’s health region
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Regina health region
On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, near both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 13% for Saskatchewan. Life expectancy in the region is 80.2 years (82.3 for women, 78.0 for men, 2022/2024). Measured from where Dewdney Place’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.9 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Dewdney Place | 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
Around Dewdney Place, 25% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Water Security Agency. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.014 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Dewdney Place doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Regina Qu'Appelle RHA. Dewdney Place shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Regina.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Dewdney Place | 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 Dewdney Place: 390 mm a year
December is the snowiest month, with 21 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 85 mm of rain and snow on average. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −20.0°C, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 14 September, 114 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Dewdney Place | 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))
More of Dewdney Place’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%
31% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
56.8% of Dewdney Place’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 1,715 women and 1,305 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Dewdney Place | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 50% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 39% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 47% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Dewdney Place: −10°C at night, freezing by day
Next comes December, with normal highs of −7°C and lows of −17°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 15 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Regina.
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 Dewdney Place, is held by Michael Kram (Conservative Party of Canada)
From Saskatchewan come 14 MPs, 13 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Dewdney Place has no public library of its own; the nearest is Prince of Wales Branch, 1.5 km away
The next is Regina Public Library Central Branch (Downtown), 1.7 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
90% of the ground inside Dewdney Place is protected
A provincial park, Last Mountain House Provincial Park, lies 41 km away. Within 100 km there is no national park. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Walk 2 - A Place for Vision and Walk 1 - A Place for You. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Dewdney Place | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.1% | 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 Dewdney Place
The 3 km around Dewdney Place counts 25 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion McVeety SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.1 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Balfour CollegiateIn Dewdney PlaceSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Dewdney Place | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in Saskatchewan? The province publishes no results school by school.
Heritage in Dewdney Place
Inside the town the registers count 1 historic place. Before 1961 is when nearly two fifths of the homes went up, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Dewdney Place | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 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 Dewdney Place
Dewdney Place’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewdney Place | 3,021 | — | D | D | C− | B+ |
| Heritage | 5,172 | 1.2 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Downtown | 4,282 | 1.4 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Lakeview | 7,770 | 1.8 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Al Ritchie | 8,087 | 1.9 | C | C− | C− | B+ |
| Cathedral Village | 7,311 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Boothill | 2,613 | 2.2 | B− | C+ | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Dewdney Place
Is Dewdney Place a young town or an old one?
At 54.7, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 12% of the population and seniors 39%.
About Dewdney Place
Neighbourhood in Regina
No official boundary marks Dewdney Place off from the rest of Regina: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,021 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Regina
- Census subdivision
- 4706027
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).