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Rent takes more of local pay in Heritage than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 34% of household income

Measured across the Regina metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

The median home value was $210,000, below both Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 30% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Commuters in Heritage have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

The force covering Heritage records an index of 104, against 119 for Saskatchewan’s towns and 67 for Canadian towns

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Regina service area

The violent index for its police area came to 137, below Saskatchewan’s towns (154) but above Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 13.2 violent incidents are reported each year. The force’s area logs 42.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Around Heritage, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Regina health region

Lives here run to 80.2 years on average, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and below Canadian towns (81.5). The region has fewer smokers than Saskatchewan, 8.6% of adults to 13%. For Heritage itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.5 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

High radon around Heritage: 25% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently 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).

Heritage sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 390 mm a year

Most of the snow comes in December, about 21 cm. Rain and snow peak in June, at 85 mm. The thermometer drops below freezing on 203 days a year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Heritage falls to about −20.0°C.

More of Heritage’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 21%

13% of residents are 65 or over, below Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.

Heritage in November: highs near freezing, lows near −10°C

November usually brings some 14 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 15 mm. The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −17°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Regina is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Michael Kram (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Regina—Wascana, the riding that includes Heritage

Heritage’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused.

No public library stands in Heritage: the closest, Prince of Wales Branch, is 0.9 km away

After it comes Regina Public Library Central Branch (Downtown), 1.2 km away.

Wascana begins at the edge of Heritage

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 39 km from town is Last Mountain House Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Named trails close by number 2, the Walk 2 - A Place for Vision and Walk 1 - A Place for You among them.

The schools around Heritage answer to 3 boards

Its 3 km reach takes in 28 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade, all of Heritage’s schooling.

Heritage keeps its older homes: 43% from before 1961