Home values in Hillcrest Management Area run 70% higher than the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
In figures: $552,000 for the median home in 2021, $324,000 for the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns. No open sale prices are published in Saskatchewan, so for Hillcrest Management Area the census value is the measure. Assessors valued the median residential property at $322,000 for 2024. Hillcrest Management Area doesn’t get its own assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Saskatoon.
What Hillcrest Management Area’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Saskatchewan’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $567K
- Owners
- 1,035
- 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, Saskatoon’s houses sit 48% above Saskatchewan’s towns
Of Saskatoon’s 89,530 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 71% are detached houses and 15% are condos.
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.
Since 2001: 81% of the homes in Hillcrest Management Area, where Saskatchewan’s towns have 14%
Hillcrest Management Area had 1,080 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 79% of them single-detached houses. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Hillcrest Management Area | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 20% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
19.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Saskatoon: more than Saskatchewan’s towns (3.8)
Over 2018–2023, 11,814 homes were permitted in Saskatoon, close to 1,969 each year. The mix: 31% in single-unit buildings, beside 81% for Saskatchewan’s towns.
Most in 2023: 2,650 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
5,104 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 37% on the year before
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Saskatoon 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.
Hillcrest Management Area is dearer than most of Saskatchewan’s towns: 70% above their $324,000 median
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.
Cheaper next to Hillcrest Management Area: Rosewood, Lakewood Urban Centre and Lakewood
Next to Hillcrest Management Area: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Management Area | $552K | $567K | 95% | |
| Rosewood | $448K | $472K | 72% | 1.2 |
| Lakewood Urban Centre | $420K | $422K | 89% | 1.5 |
| Lakewood | $348K | $364K | 68% | 1.7 |
| Brighton | $452K | $475K | 90% | 3 |
| Greystone Heights | $376K | $396K | 60% | 3.2 |
| Nutana Urban Centre | $300K | $338K | 52% | 3.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Hillcrest Management Area
Is Hillcrest Management Area expensive for Saskatchewan?
On census values, Hillcrest Management Area ranks among the dearer of Saskatchewan’s towns (median $324,000).
How many households in Hillcrest Management Area are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 4% of Hillcrest Management Area’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 7% of Saskatchewan’s towns.
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).