EvergreenSaskatoon
It is one of 43 neighbourhoods of Saskatoon. It is a neighbourhood of 16,088 residents in Saskatoon.
Is Evergreen a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Work and incomes are strong (A+). Overall, Evergreen earns a B, which places it #34 of 102 in Saskatchewan. It comes out better than 56% of Canadian towns. Safety lags (C−). A median home here was worth $512,000 at the census, or 4.5 times what the middle household earns in a year.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Evergreen grades
Each subject compares Evergreen 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 Evergreen stand out
The 3 things Evergreen does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Evergreen.
Evergreen has higher household incomes than 95% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 21 min, between Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Evergreen | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 21 min | 18 min | 26 min |
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 places are as safe from hazards as Evergreen: it beats 91% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Saskatoon
Flood mapping exists: a study by Water Security Agency. About as many homes carry radon around Evergreen as elsewhere, 6.6% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Evergreen | 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 · Radon tests: the Saskatoon RHA
Evergreen gets a C− for safety
The violent index for its police area came to 154, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and above Canadian towns (86). Across its police area, there are 48.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The force’s area logs 15.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Saskatoon service area, with Evergreen one part of it.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Evergreen | 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
Around Evergreen, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent
At 8.3%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 13% for Saskatchewan. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.4, women 83.4 and men 79.2 (2022/2024). For Evergreen itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Evergreen | 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Saskatoon health region
Renters in Evergreen pay rents worth just 16% of local household income; the typical Canadian town is at 20%
Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up nearly three quarters of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Evergreen | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 19% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $512,000 | $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
Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Evergreen: 357 mm a year
Most of the snow comes in January, about 20 cm. Rain and snow peak in June, at 75 mm. Winter lows average −20.7°C in January, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Gardeners get 117 frost-free days, from 19 May to 15 September.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Evergreen | 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))
A median age of 32.8: Evergreen is younger than 96% of Canadian towns
6.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 28% of the population, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 Evergreen
8,090 women and 8,005 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Evergreen | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 7.7% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.3% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Evergreen: −10°C at night, −1°C by day
Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −18°C nights. In November, the normal is 14 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −21°C.
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
More of Saskatoon—University voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 68%, ahead of 88%
As a neighbourhood of Saskatoon, Evergreen answers to the city council and its mayor, Cynthia Block.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Alice Turner Branch Library and Alice Turner Public Library are Evergreen’s two public libraries
Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Evergreen’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The 31 schools of Evergreen: 26 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
The schools around it answer to 2 boards, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3). From the town centre, high school starts 2.3 km away, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Mother Teresa SchoolIn EvergreenElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Centennial CollegiateIn EvergreenSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Evergreen | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.3 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Saskatchewan: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary begins at the edge of Evergreen
Protected areas cover 0.7% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The closest provincial park is Fred Heal Canoe Launch, 20 km from the edge of town. 8.9% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Evergreen | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Evergreen: 1 historic place, with the highest designation
Homes from before 1961 make up 0.3% of the stock, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Evergreen | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 0.3% | 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 Evergreen
Holy Family Cathedral and 22 more in and around Evergreen
What there is to see in Evergreen and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
CathedralHoly Family Cathedralin town
ZooForestry Farm Park and Zooin town
CathedralCathedral of St. George4.7 km outside town, to the west
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral3.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryRemai Modern4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada2.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- 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
- 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
Famous people from around Evergreen
No notable person born in Evergreen is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
David Vivian Currie: Unknown, Public domain · Hal Laycoe: Unknown author, Public domain
About Evergreen
Neighbourhood in Saskatoon
Where Evergreen begins and ends inside Saskatoon is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 16,088 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Saskatoon
- Census subdivision
- 4711066
Evergreen’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | 16,088 | — | B | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Willowgrove | 9,787 | 2.4 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| University Heights Urban Centre | 9,247 | 3.3 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| University | 5,888 | 3.8 | C | D | C− | B+ |
| Lawson Heights | 8,158 | 4.1 | B− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Silverwood Heights | 8,153 | 4.1 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Brighton | 7,238 | 4.2 | B+ | B+ | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Evergreen
How old are the people of Evergreen?
At 32.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 22% of the population and seniors 8%.
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).