Massey PlaceSaskatoon

For hazard risk, Massey Place gets an A

The radon tests numbers here cover the Saskatoon RHA

In Health Canada’s survey, 6.6% of homes tested in Massey Place’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Burn scars are few around Massey Place, with 0.4% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.009% a year).

Renting in Massey Place eats 28% of household income, more than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for a fifth of households, above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $300,000, below Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

For safety, Massey Place gets a C−

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 119 over 2023–25, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and above Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 48.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violence across its police area runs at 15.2 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 Massey Place one part of it.

Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in Massey Place’s health region

Measured across the Saskatoon health region: health survey and life expectancy

What sets Massey Place apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). At 8.3%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 13% for Saskatchewan. Women in the region live to 83.4 and men to 79.2, 81.4 years taken together (2022/2024).

Massey Place has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 84% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 20 min, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) yet lower than Canadian towns (26 min). At the census, 88% of commuters went by car.

Massey Place sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year

A normal January brings 20 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in June, at 75 mm. Frost comes on 203 days a year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Massey Place sees January nights of −20.7°C on average.

More of Massey Place’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 21%

Visible minorities make up 33% of the population, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%).

In Massey Place, November normally means −1°C afternoons and −10°C nights

Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −18°C. November normally sees 14 mm of precipitation. July brings the warmest days, 25°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C.

Turnout in Saskatoon West was just 56% in 2021, below 85% of ridings

With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Massey Place isn’t placed in a riding here.

Massey Place’s public library is Mayfair Public Library

The library is 1.1 km from the centre of Massey Place.

From Massey Place, Fred Heal Canoe Launch is the nearest provincial park (16 km)

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 7.8 km out lies the largest, Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 130 ha. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.

Massey Place and its edges hold 37 schools: 31 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, near Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).