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McNabRegina

TownGrade
D
#2,364 of 2,556

Population 2,510: a neighbourhood in Regina. It is one of 27 neighbourhoods of Regina.

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Photo: Yakky97 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Russell Mirasty

McNab, Regina · Photo: Yakky97 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population
2,510
people, Census 2021
Median age
35.2
years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4
Postsecondary
53%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is McNab a good place to live?

McNab grades low on several counts. Housing is expensive (D). Crime runs high (C−). Also worth knowing: its strongest subject is health (B+). The overall grade lands at D, #100 of 102 in Saskatchewan. On that grade it does better than 13% of Canadian towns.

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 McNab grades

Each subject compares McNab 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 grading works

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes McNab stand out

The 2 things McNab does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in McNab.

HousingCost of living D

Renting in McNab eats 24% of household income, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

$312,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Regina metro area

28% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $312,000, close to Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and below Canadian towns ($406,000).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

McNab$312,000
Saskatchewan$324,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021McNabSaskatchewanCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter28%17%18%
Rent as a share of income24%19%20%
Median home value, 2021$312,000$324,000$406,000
$1,478
monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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.

SafetySafety C−

Where McNab is policed, the Crime Severity Index is 104 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 119; Canadian towns: 67)

104Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 137, below Saskatchewan’s towns (154) but above Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 42.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Its police area records 13.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. McNab 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

2023118
2024104
202591
2023–2025McNabSaskatchewanCanada
Crime Severity Index10411967
Violent Crime Severity Index13715486
Property crime per 1,00042.648.431.2
92
non-violent Crime Severity Index
43%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HealthHealth B+

Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in McNab’s health region

49%very good or excellent healthB+Health Grade

Measured from where McNab’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.2 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. The region has fewer smokers than Saskatchewan, 8.6% of adults to 13%. A baby born in the region can expect 80.2 years, 82.3 for a girl and 78.0 for a boy (2022/2024). On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

McNab49%
Saskatchewan’s towns49%
Canadian towns52%
HealthMcNabSaskatchewanCanada
Smokers8.6%8.6%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)18%17%17%
Life expectancy at birth80.280.281.5
Very good or excellent health49%49%52%
80.2
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
8.6%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
1.8 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Regina health region

Natural hazardsHazard risk C+

Around McNab, 25% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Lowwildfire bandC+Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests for the Regina Qu'Appelle RHA · Measured across the city of Regina: earthquake risk

The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Water Security Agency. Seismic risk runs low: $0.014 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

McNab25%
Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsMcNabSaskatchewanCanada
Radon tests above the guideline25%9.1%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.014$0.006$0.030
Low
wildfire band
2
flood studies on the national inventory

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in McNab than in 87% of Canadian towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work takes 19 min. The car took 89% of commuters, about level with both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%
Walk6%
Census 2021McNabSaskatchewanCanada
Average trip19 min18 min26 min
Car or van89%91%89%
$74,100
median household income, 2020
17%
worked from home, May 2021
92%
of commuters work inside the municipality

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.

Climate

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than McNab: 390 mm a year

25.6°CJuly afternoons

Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 14 September: 114 days without it. A normal June brings 85 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −20.0°C, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Most of the snow comes in December, about 21 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.9°C
Spring9.6°C
Summer24.5°C
Autumn10.3°C
Normals, 1991–2020McNabSaskatchewanCanada
Precipitation a year390 mm383 mm883 mm
Days with frost a year203203159
January night low−20.0°C−20.7°C−13.5°C
Snowfall a year105 cm91 cm141 cm
105 cm
of snow a year
203
days with frost a year
114
frost-free days, 23 May to 14 Sep
68
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Regina (Airport))

Who lives here

In McNab, 11% of residents are First Nations, Métis or Inuit

35.2median age

One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Visible minorities make up 26% of the population, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

McNabSaskatchewanCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%
Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.3% of McNab

Here the census found 1,200 men and 1,315 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in McNab
McNabSaskatchewanCanada
Under 1519%18%16%
15 to 6464%65%64%
65+18%16%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree15%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification53%52%56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

In McNab, November normally means freezing afternoons and −10°C nights

0°Ca normal November afternoon

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −7°C and lows near −17°C. A normal November brings 15 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Regina forecast, on the Weather page.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November0°C
December−7°C
January−9°C
February−7°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−8°C−18°C35 mm
Spring10°C−3°C89 mm
Summer25°C10°C195 mm
Autumn10°C−3°C71 mm
−10°C
a normal November night
15 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Regina (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Turnout in Regina—Lewvan reached 67% in 2021, above 80% of ridings

No provincial riding is named for McNab, because the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

No public library stands in McNab: the closest, Lumsden Branch Library, is 1.6 km away

After it comes Connaught Branch (Cathedral Village), 1.7 km away.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

From McNab, Last Mountain House Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (35 km)

2.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Biggest among them: Wascana, 1,089 ha, 1.9 km off. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

McNab2.6%
Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsMcNabSaskatchewanCanada
Protected land within 10 km2.6%1.7%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km424
35 km
to Last Mountain House Provincial Park
1
beach within 5 km

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Schools

The 27 schools of McNab: 20 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

27schools within 3 km

The schools around it answer to 2 boards, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Walker SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.4 kmElementaryElementary–English public
Martin CollegiateNearest secondary school, 0.7 kmSecondarySecondary–English public

See all 27 schools →

Schools within 3 kmMcNabSaskatchewanCanada
School boards223
1.2 km
to the nearest secondary school

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Saskatchewan aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.

History

One place in McNab, at the top of the registers

1historic place

Homes from before 1961 make up 19% of the stock, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1
Other federal designations0
Provincial and local listings0

Among them

1889
oldest construction date on the record
1
National Historic Site
HeritageMcNabSaskatchewanCanada
Homes built before 196119%17%18%

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about McNab

15pages on McNab
Nearby attractions

RCMP Heritage Centre and 16 more in and around McNab

A first look at McNab’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

About McNab

Neighbourhood in Regina

Statistics Canada counts Regina as one municipality, so TownRatings builds McNab and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population
2,510 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory
Saskatchewan
City
Regina
Census subdivision
4706027

McNab’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Rosemont/Mount RoyalNorth CentralCathedral VillageNormanview Residents GroupNormanview WestDowntownRosemont/Mount RoyalNorth CentralCathedral VillageNormanview Residents GroupNormanview WestDowntownMcNab
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
McNab2,510—DDC−B+
Rosemont/Mount Royal10,4971.6CCC−B+
North Central9,1241.8C−CC−B+
Cathedral Village7,3111.8C+C−C−B+
Normanview Residents Group3,9162.8B−CC−B+
Normanview West2,8662.8B−C+C−B
Downtown4,2822.9C−DC−B+

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

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).