Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Homes in North Central are worth 49% less than the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
The census median was $166,000 in 2021, against $324,000 for Saskatchewan’s towns. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. No sales are published for towns in Saskatchewan, North Central included, so owners’ values are the measure.
North Central’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Saskatchewan’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Figures for assessed values, values by property type and building permits are published for the city of Regina as a whole, not for North Central alone.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $168K
- Owners
- 1,920
- Saskatchewan’s towns
- $324K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Saskatchewan’s towns
- $219K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the assessment roll, Regina’s houses sit 27% above Saskatchewan’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 77,460 homes in Regina: detached houses make 77% of them, condos 11%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Saskatchewan’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Before 1961: 63% of the homes in North Central, where Saskatchewan’s towns have 17%
Of the 3,845 homes people lived in across North Central at the 2021 census, 82% were single-detached houses. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| North Central | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 19% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 10% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 26% | 7% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Regina permitted 9.5 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 3.8 of Saskatchewan’s towns
Some 885 homes a year: 5,309 in all were permitted in Regina from 2018 to 2023. About 23% went into single-unit buildings, where Saskatchewan’s towns built 81%.
Most in 2023: 1,442 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 17%: 2,159 new homes in the year to August 2026
Monthly permits for the Regina metro area
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
North Central is 49% below the $324,000 median of Saskatchewan’s towns
The census values of Saskatchewan’s towns, 104 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
North Central’s neighbours by home value
The places around North Central at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central | $166K | $168K | 50% | |
| Cathedral Village | $280K | $341K | 53% | 1.8 |
| McNab | $312K | $277K | 45% | 1.8 |
| Coronation Park | $290K | $282K | 59% | 1.8 |
| Downtown | $260K | $290K | 17% | 2.2 |
| Regent Park | $286K | $282K | 80% | 2.2 |
| Rosemont/Mount Royal | $280K | $276K | 72% | 2.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in North Central
How many households in North Central are in core housing need?
In North Central, 26% of households are in core housing need, against 7% for Saskatchewan’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is North Central expensive for Saskatchewan?
Less than most: Saskatchewan’s towns have a median of $324,000, and North Central sits below it.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).