Caswell HillSaskatoon
2,573 people call this neighbourhood in Saskatoon home. Of Saskatoon’s 43 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Caswell Hill a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Crime runs high (C−). At C+ overall, Caswell Hill ranks #62 of 102 in Saskatchewan. On that grade it does better than 37% of Canadian towns. Homes are dear (C−). Also worth knowing: fewer journeys need a car (A). Health outcomes beat most towns (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 Caswell Hill grades
Each subject compares Caswell Hill with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Caswell Hill stand out
The 3 things Caswell Hill does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caswell Hill.
For hazard risk, Caswell Hill gets an A
Wildfire is rare near Caswell Hill: 0.4% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.009% a year. Its survey area, 6.6% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Water Security Agency. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Saskatoon, Caswell Hill included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.6% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.006 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Saskatoon RHA
For safety, Caswell Hill gets a C−
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Saskatoon service area
The violent index for its police area came to 154, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and above Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 48.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.2 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 119 | 119 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 154 | 154 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Rent takes more of local pay in Caswell Hill than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 25% of household income
The median home value was $266,000, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 19% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $266,000 | $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: one figure for all of the Saskatoon metro area
49% of adults around Caswell Hill rate their health very good or excellent
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Saskatoon health region
Smokers make up nearly a tenth of the region’s adults, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and below Canadian towns (12%). Life expectancy in the region is 81.4 years (83.4 for women, 79.2 for men, 2022/2024). Measured from where Caswell Hill’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.2 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 8.3% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.4 | 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
Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Caswell Hill: 357 mm a year
The thermometer drops below freezing on 203 days a year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). For the wettest month, look to June: 75 mm on average. Gardeners get 117 frost-free days, from 19 May to 15 September. Caswell Hill sees January nights of −20.7°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Caswell Hill | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport))
More of Caswell Hill’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 23%
8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.3% of Caswell Hill
Women numbered 1,295 and men 1,280 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Caswell Hill runs from −10°C to −1°C
ECCC’s forecast for Saskatoon is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −18°C nights. Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 14 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Fewer of Saskatoon West voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 56%, behind 85%
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Caswell Hill is Saskatoon West, and Brad Redekopp (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Caswell Hill: the closest, Mayfair Library, is 0.7 km away
After it comes Conquest Branch Library (City Park), 0.9 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Caswell Hill, Fred Heal Canoe Launch is the nearest provincial park (16 km)
The protected share within 10 km is 1.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 100 km there is no national park. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary (130 ha) is the biggest, 5.8 km from town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Commuters in Caswell Hill have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
The car took 87% of commuters, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and near Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 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.
3 boards run the schools in and around Caswell Hill
Counting a 3 km margin, Caswell Hill has 29 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caswell Community SchoolIn Caswell HillElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Bedford Road CollegiateNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in Saskatchewan? The province publishes no results school by school.
In Caswell Hill, 67% of homes go back before 1961
Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Caswell Hill | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 67% | 17% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Caswell Hill
Cathedral of St. George and 25 more in and around Caswell Hill
A first look at Caswell Hill’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
CathedralCathedral of St. George700 m outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral900 m outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryRemai Modern700 m outside town, to the south
MuseumThe Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada2 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Evangelist1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMuseum of Antiquities (Saskatchewan)2.4 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cathedral of St. George: Julia Adamson SriMesh talk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Paul's Cathedral: Vic D, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Remai Modern: Jmc881, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada: SriMesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist: Jordon Cooper from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Antiquities (Saskatchewan): Jll294, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Caswell Hill
Neighbourhood in Saskatoon
Caswell Hill is one of Saskatoon’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,573 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Saskatoon
- Census subdivision
- 4711066
Caswell Hill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caswell Hill | 2,573 | — | C+ | C− | C− | A− |
| Mayfair | 2,927 | 0.9 | C | C− | C− | B+ |
| Westmount | 2,872 | 1 | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Mount Royal | 5,292 | 1.4 | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Central Business District | 4,987 | 1.6 | C− | D− | C− | A− |
| City Park | 3,827 | 1.7 | C+ | D− | C− | A− |
| Pleasant Hill | 6,088 | 1.8 | C− | D | C− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Caswell Hill
Is Caswell Hill a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 39.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 16%.
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).