NortheastRegina
9,670 people call this neighbourhood in Regina home. It is one of 27 neighbourhoods of Regina.
Is Northeast a good place to live?
Several subjects drag its grade down. At C− overall, Northeast is better than 18% of Canadian towns and ranks #91 of 102 in Saskatchewan. The weak point is cost of living (D). Safety lags (C−). Also worth knowing: it is easy to get around without a car (A−).
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 Northeast grades
Each subject compares Northeast 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 →
What makes Northeast stand out
The 3 things Northeast does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Northeast.
Rent takes more of local pay in Northeast than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 27% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $250,000, below Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Northeast | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 27% | 19% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $324,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Regina metro area, not by town
The violent severity index where Northeast is policed is 137 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)
Measured across the Regina service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The index for the force that serves it came to 104, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (119) yet higher than Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 42.6 property crimes are reported each year. Where it is policed, 13.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Northeast | 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
Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in Northeast’s health region
Health survey and life expectancy for the Regina health region
Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Life expectancy in the region is 80.2 years (82.3 for women, 78.0 for men, 2022/2024). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, close to both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). For Northeast itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Northeast | 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
High radon around Northeast: 25% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Regina
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.014 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Northeast is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Northeast | 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 · Data for radon tests covers the Regina Qu'Appelle RHA
Trips to work from Northeast are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 16 min on average
88% of commuters drove, close to both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Northeast | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 91% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Northeast: 390 mm a year
Most of the snow comes in December, about 21 cm. For the wettest month, look to June: 85 mm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 203 days a year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Midwinter nights in Northeast bottom out at −20.0°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Northeast | 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 Northeast’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 20%
Nearly a quarter of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children are 18% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.8% of Northeast’s residents are women
Here the census found 4,915 women and 4,755 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Northeast | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 41% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Northeast, November normally means freezing afternoons and −10°C nights
In November, the normal is 15 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 14 cm of snow. Then December: −7°C by day, −17°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Regina forecast.
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
Andrew Scheer took Regina—Qu'Appelle in 2021 by 13,521 votes, more than the margin in 91% of ridings
As part of Regina, Northeast is governed by the city’s council, not one of its own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Northeast has one public library, Regina Public Library - Regent Place Branch
It sits 1 km from the centre of Northeast.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Northeast is Last Mountain House Provincial Park, 36 km away
1.2 km out lies the largest, Wascana, at 1,089 ha. 3.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Within 100 km there is no national park. 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 | Northeast | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.7% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
3 boards run the schools in and around Northeast
Its 3 km reach takes in 34 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade, all of Northeast’s schooling.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial SchoolIn NortheastElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| École MGR de Laval pavillon secondaireIn NortheastSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Northeast | 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.
Everything we know about Northeast
Alex Youck School Museum and 16 more in and around Northeast
Sights in Northeast and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
CathedralHoly Rosary Cathedral900 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRoyal Saskatchewan Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRCMP Heritage Centre3.4 km outside town, to the west
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral300 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSaskatchewan Science Centre2.4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Holy Rosary Cathedral: Grahampurse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Saskatchewan Museum: Scotwood72 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- RCMP Heritage Centre: Drm310, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Paul's Cathedral: Masalai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saskatchewan Science Centre: JLBickford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Northeast
Neighbourhood in Regina
No official boundary marks Northeast 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
- 9,670 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Regina
- Census subdivision
- 4706027
Northeast’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 9,670 | — | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Uplands | 5,273 | 1.8 | B | B | C− | B+ |
| Coronation Park | 7,307 | 2 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| North Central | 9,124 | 2.6 | C− | C | C− | B+ |
| Regent Park | 2,876 | 3 | B− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Heritage | 5,172 | 3.3 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Downtown | 4,282 | 3.4 | C− | D | C− | 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).