Photo: Julia Adamson SriMesh talk · CC BY-SA 2.5Half the owned homes in Lawson Heights are valued above $400,000
2,810 owner households answered the census question on value in 2021. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. There is no public record of sale prices in Saskatchewan, which leaves the census value as the guide for Lawson Heights.
Two ways to price a home in Lawson Heights
Two sources, each set against Saskatchewan’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $400K
- Owners
- 2,810
- 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). · Not measured by town: assessed values, values by property type and building permits (the city of Saskatoon)
Saskatoon’s detached houses are assessed 48% above the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Detached houses account for 71% of the 89,530 properties on Saskatoon’s 2024 roll; condos for 15%.
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.
More condos than most: 33% of the homes in Lawson Heights (Saskatchewan’s towns: 10%)
Lawson Heights had 3,540 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 58% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Lawson Heights | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 33% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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)
Building permits added 11,814 homes in Saskatoon between 2018 and 2023: some 1,969 a year. About 31% went into single-unit buildings, where Saskatchewan’s towns built 81%. For monthly permits, the only official count covers all of the Saskatoon metro area, Lawson Heights included.
The busiest year: 2023, with 2,650 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 37%: 5,104 new homes in the year to August 2026
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.
Lawson Heights against Saskatchewan’s towns: 23% over the $324,000 median
104 of Saskatchewan’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Lawson Heights: North Park, University and City Park
The places around Lawson Heights at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Heights | $400K | $400K | 80% | |
| Lawson Heights Urban Centre | $384K | $330K | 52% | 0.9 |
| Silverwood Heights | $400K | $433K | 77% | 1.8 |
| North Park | $348K | $362K | 61% | 1.9 |
| University | $320K | $306K | 47% | 3.3 |
| City Park | $376K | $422K | 32% | 3.5 |
| Mayfair | $266K | $270K | 64% | 3.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Lawson Heights
Is Lawson Heights expensive for Saskatchewan?
Dearer than the middle: Saskatchewan’s towns come to $324,000, Lawson Heights to more.
How many households in Lawson Heights are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 8% of households in Lawson Heights, where Saskatchewan’s towns sit at 7%.
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).