#1Brighton
Saskatchewan · 7,238 peopleOverall B+·#578 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
Brighton, #1 on this list · Photo: Stephen Glauser from Calgary, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)Saskatoon · 2026
Most affordable neighbourhoods in Saskatoon
None of the 43 on this list grades in the A range. At the other end is Central Business District, with D−. Across Canada, the same list puts Brighton #189 of 2,580. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no neighbourhood in Saskatoon. Brighton tops the list in Saskatoon, at B+. Second place goes to Hillcrest Management Area, at B+, and third to Dundonald, at B+.
Cost of living grade: the owners’ median home value and a year’s rent, each against the place’s own household income How grades work
#1B+Cost of living
Hillcrest Management Area
Saskatchewan · 3,004 peopleOverall B·#1,011 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability D
#3Dundonald
Saskatchewan · 2,855 peopleOverall B+·#616 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
All 43 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Saskatoon; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
43 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodCost of livingCanada rankWhat drives it
2Hillcrest Management Area3,004 peopleB+#229 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability D
4Lakewood Urban Centre4,923 peopleB#331 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C−
5Silverwood Heights8,153 peopleB#357 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
6Hampton Village9,119 peopleB#385 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
8Adelaide/Churchill2,652 peopleB−#655 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
10Confederation Park5,771 peopleC+#754 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
17Stonebridge15,230 peopleC#1,177 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
18South West Industrial5,297 peopleC−#1,269 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, health B+·lowest: safety C−
19Lawson Heights8,158 peopleC−#1,315 of 2,580Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C−
20Caswell Hill2,573 peopleC−#1,356 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: safety C−
21Greystone Heights6,402 peopleC−#1,361 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C−
22Blairmore Suburban Centre7,411 peopleC−#1,380 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety C−
24University Heights Urban Centre9,247 peopleC−#1,477 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, health B+·lowest: safety C−
26Buena Vista5,777 peopleD#1,595 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: cost of living D
27Fairhaven6,536 peopleD#1,601 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
28Brevoort Park3,485 peopleD#1,611 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
29North Park5,000 peopleD#1,619 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
30Westmount2,872 peopleD#1,642 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
31Lakewood14,880 peopleD#1,650 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
32Haultain6,126 peopleD#1,696 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
33Mount Royal5,292 peopleD#1,741 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
34Meadowgreen3,782 peopleD#1,746 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
35Eastview7,536 peopleD#1,761 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living D
36Massey Place6,561 peopleD#1,772 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
37University5,888 peopleD#1,781 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: cost of living D
38Pleasant Hill6,088 peopleD#1,890 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
39Lawson Heights Urban Centre3,622 peopleD#1,919 of 2,580Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
40Nutana Urban Centre5,926 peopleD#2,004 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
41City Park3,827 peopleD−#2,092 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
42Grosvenor Park6,240 peopleD−#2,385 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
43Central Business District4,987 peopleD−#2,423 of 2,580Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D−
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Photos: Brighton, Stephen Glauser from Calgary, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Dundonald, Rickyharder at English Wikipedia (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).