Rosthern No. 403Saskatchewan

2,791 residents make their home in this town in Saskatchewan. It is part of Division No. 15, a census division.

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Population

2,791

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

33.6

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

37%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

#1,879 of 2,556

Is Rosthern No. 403 a good place to live?

A town of contrasts. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−). At C overall, Rosthern No. 403 is better than 31% of Canadian towns and ranks #74 of 102 in Saskatchewan. Safety is weaker too (C−). Homes were valued at a median $400,000 at the 2021 census, 4.2 times the typical household’s income. Jobs and pay hold up well (A).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.

StrongestA⁺Hazard risk AJobs & incomeWeakestD⁻Health C⁻Walkability

What makes Rosthern No. 403 stand out

The 3 things Rosthern No. 403 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

3% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

76% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Health

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D−.

Hazard risk

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A+.

How Rosthern No. 403 grades

Each subject compares Rosthern No. 403 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

HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesD⁻Open →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁻Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁻Open →Cost of livingAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the province publishes no results school by school), there’s no schools grade in Saskatchewan.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosthern No. 403.

HealthHealth D⁻

Rosthern No. 403’s grade for health: a D−

By their own account, 47% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, below Saskatchewan’s towns (49%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 18% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 77.0, women 79.6 and men 74.5 (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Rosthern No. 403’s is long: 17 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the North Central East health region, Rosthern No. 403 included.

47%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Rosthern No. 40347%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Smokers	18%	8.6%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	21%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	77.0	80.2	81.5
Very good or excellent health	47%	49%	52%

77.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

26 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey47% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care17 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 26 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 79.6, men 74.5 Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁺

Rosthern No. 403’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Measured across the Saskatoon RHA: radon tests

Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. About as many homes carry radon around Rosthern No. 403 as elsewhere, 6.6% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Little of the land around Rosthern No. 403 has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.006% a year.

Lowwildfire bandA⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Rosthern No. 4036.6%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	6.6%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.005	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

21 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageRosthern No. 403’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.005 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.6% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Rosthern No. 403 travel further than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, 28 min on average

93% of commuters drove, near Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	28 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	91%	89%

$97,000

median household income, 2020

23%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment2.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to180 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saskatoon

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.

SafetySafety C⁻

Where Rosthern No. 403 is policed, the Crime Severity Index is 99 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 119; Canadian towns: 67)

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Rosthern No. 403

The violent index for its police area came to 116, between Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20.7 violent incidents are reported each year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 40.4 per 1,000 people a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Rosthern detachment area, with Rosthern No. 403 one part of it.

99Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202399

202496

2025102

2023–2025	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Violent crime	20.7	15.2	12
Crime Severity Index	99	119	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	116	154	86
Property crime per 1,000	40.4	48.4	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety99 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Rosthern No. 403’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Rosthern No. 403 safe?”

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

Schools

The nearest high school to Rosthern No. 403 is 20 km away

An elementary school stands 19 km from the centre, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Rosthern Elementary SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.5 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Nearest elementary school	19 km	0.4 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	20 km	1.1 km	1.2 km

20 km

to the nearest secondary school

19 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in French · 0% of schools in Saskatchewan Questions“What schools are there in Rosthern No. 403?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Saskatchewan, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.

Who lives here

Children make up 29% of Rosthern No. 403, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

12% of residents are 65 or over, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (19%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.3% of residents, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

33.6median age

Rosthern No. 403SaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

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

29%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree29%

Postsecondary qualification37%

Women and men · all residents

48.7% of Rosthern No. 403’s residents are women

Women numbered 1,205 and men 1,270 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Rosthern No. 403
	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	29%	18%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	12%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	29%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	37%	52%	56%

Full pageRosthern No. 403’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages33.6 median age · 12% are 65 or over Households745 households · 3.2 people per household Immigrants5% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority English and French2% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

HousingCost of living B

Renting in Rosthern No. 403 costs 12% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

89% of households own their home, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (71%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$400,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

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

Rosthern No. 403$400,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Rent as a share of income	12%	19%	20%
Households owning their home	89%	71%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	17%	18%

$810

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,440

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$810 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living4.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Owners and renters89% own their home

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.

Climate

Rosthern No. 403 is among the driest of Canadian towns: 357 mm of rain and snow a year

The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −20.7°C, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). June is the wettest month, with 75 mm of rain and snow on average. Between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 15 September, lie 117 days. Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 20 cm of snow, the most of any month.

25.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.6°C

Spring9.4°C

Summer24.0°C

Autumn9.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Precipitation a year	357 mm	383 mm	883 mm
January night low	−20.7°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	203	203	159
Snowfall a year	91 cm	91 cm	141 cm

91 cm

of snow a year

203

days with frost a year

117

frost-free days, 19 May to 15 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow357 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows −20.7°C Snow91 cm of snow a year Weather station39 km to the station · Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)

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

Weather

Expect November days around −1°C in Rosthern No. 403, nights around −10°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Rosthern forecast. Precipitation in November averages 14 mm. Then December: −8°C by day, −18°C at night. A typical November adds 13 cm of snow.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−1°C

December−8°C

January−10°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−9°C	−19°C	35 mm
Spring	9°C	−4°C	79 mm
Summer	24°C	10°C	176 mm
Autumn	9°C	−3°C	67 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

14 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

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

Town hall

Kelly Block took Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek in 2021 by 22,584 votes, more than the margin in 97% of ridings

Rosthern No.

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Who runs itRural Municipality

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

The nearest public library to Rosthern No. 403 is Osler Branch Library, 14 km away

After it comes Waldheim Branch Library (Waldheim), 18 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Fort Carlton Provincial Park is 2.5 km from Rosthern No. 403

The largest named area nearby is Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha, 6.6 km away. 9 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a national park, Prince Albert National Park is 81 km away.

2.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Rosthern No. 4032.2%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	7	2	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.2%	1.7%	2.3%

81 km

to Prince Albert National Park

2.5 km

to Fort Carlton Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas9 protected areas within 10 km · Fish and Wildlife Development Fund National & provincial parks81 km to a national park · Prince Albert National Park

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

History

One place in Rosthern No. 403, at the top of the registers

Homes from before 1961 make up 28% of the stock, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm 1898

1898

oldest construction date on the record

28%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Rosthern No. 403	Saskatchewan	Canada
Homes built before 1961	28%	17%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm Older homes28% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Rosthern No. 403 have?”

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

Nearby attractions

Carlton House and 4 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Rosthern No. 403; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

FortCarlton House3.1 km outside town, to the north

CathedralHoly Family Cathedral38 km south

ZooForestry Farm Park and Zoo37 km south

MuseumWanuskewin30 km southwest MuseumMuseumMusée du lieu national historique de Batoche4.5 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Photo credits (4)

Carlton House: Mrhyland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holy Family Cathedral: Sarah Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Forestry Farm Park and Zoo: SriMesh Adamson, J, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wanuskewin: Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rosthern No. 403

15pages on Rosthern No. 403

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 99 Housing & costBHomes 4.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthD⁻Life expectancy 77 in its region Work & commuteA76% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 33.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Rosthern No. 403

No notable person born in Rosthern No. 403 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Carissa NorstenCanadian rugby union and sevens player · born in Waldheim · born 2003

Dave SchultzCanadian professional ice hockey player · born in Waldheim · born 1949

Elmer DriedgerCanadian lawyer · born in Osler · 1913–1985

Erwin N. HiebertCanadian-American physicist · born in Waldheim · 1919–2012

Dustin FriesenCanadian ice hockey player · born in Waldheim · born 1983

Ben HeppnerCanadian politician · born in Waldheim · 1943–2006

Rosthern No. 403’s neighbours

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

OslerLaird No. 404WaldheimRosthern No. 403

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rosthern No. 403	2,791	—	C	B	C⁻	D⁻
Osler	1,473	14	—	C⁺	C	B⁻
Laird No. 404	1,488	17	—	—	C	D⁻
Waldheim	1,447	17	—	B⁺	C⁻	D⁻

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

Questions about Rosthern No. 403

Who are the people of Rosthern No. 403?

Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 5%, and Indigenous people 1%.

What kind of homes are in Rosthern No. 403?

Single-detached houses make up 97% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 13% of households are one person, and the average is 3.2.

Has Rosthern No. 403 grown?

It grew from 2,300 people in 2016 to 2,473 in 2021, up 7.5%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,791.

About Rosthern No. 403

Town in Saskatchewan

Every figure TownRatings gives for Rosthern No. 403 covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Saskatchewan.

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

Population: 2,791 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 15
Census subdivision: 4715031

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).