North ParkSaskatoon

North Park gets an A for hazard risk

Radon is about average around North Park: 6.6% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. 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. Burn scars are few around North Park, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). One flood study covers the town, by Water Security Agency. Nobody publishes radon tests for North Park alone, so this card uses the figure for the Saskatoon RHA. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Saskatoon, North Park included.

Rent takes more of local pay in North Park than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a fifth of households, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%). Owners put the median home at $348,000, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) yet lower than Canadian towns ($406,000).

North Park gets a C− for safety

Shared with the rest of the Saskatoon service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

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. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.2 violent incidents are reported each year.

49% of adults around North Park rate their health very good or excellent

Health survey and life expectancy for the Saskatoon health region

8.3% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and below Canadian towns (12%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.4 years, 83.4 for a girl and 79.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Measured from where North Park’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.1 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than North Park: 357 mm a year

For the wettest month, look to June: 75 mm on average. A normal January night drops to −20.7°C, near Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 20 cm on average. The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 15 September, 117 days.

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in North Park trails that of 93% of Canadian towns

Workers spend 18 min getting to work, on average. 83% of commuters drove, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

More of North Park’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 17%

People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. The under-15s are 14% of the population here. One in ten residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%).

A normal November in North Park runs from −10°C to −1°C

In November, the normal is 14 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −18°C. November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −21°C.

Turnout in Saskatoon—University reached 68% in 2021, above 88% of ridings

North Park sends one MP to Ottawa from Saskatoon—University, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Corey Tochor (Conservative Party of Canada).

The nearest public library to North Park is Wheatland Regional Library, 1.1 km away

The next is Rusty MacDonald Library (Lawson Heights), 1.9 km away.

From North Park, Fred Heal Canoe Launch is the nearest provincial park (18 km)

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 0.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary (130 ha) is the biggest, 3.2 km from town. Count 14 protected areas within 10 km of town.

44 schools in and around North Park: 34 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

Heritage in North Park

The registers list 1 historic place inside the town, and it carries the highest designation. Homes from before 1961 make up 39% of the stock, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).