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Household incomes in Rosewood top those of 87% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 22 min, above Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) but below Canadian towns (26 min). 94% of commuters drove to work at the census.

Rosewood’s grade for hazard risk: an A

About as many homes carry radon around Rosewood as elsewhere, 6.6% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Burn scars are few around Rosewood, with 0.6% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.02% a year). Rosewood doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Saskatoon.

Rosewood’s grade for safety: a C−

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 119 over 2023–25, close to 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. Its police area records 15.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Rosewood shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Saskatoon service area.

Rosewood’s grade for cost of living: a C

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Saskatoon metro area

Nearly a quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 72% of households.

Around Rosewood, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Smoking is rarer than in the province: 8.3% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Lives in the region last 81.4 years on average (2022/2024): 83.4 for women, 79.2 for men. A hospital lies 7.0 km from the typical home, above Saskatchewan’s towns (2.2 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Rosewood alone, so this card uses the figure for the Saskatoon health region.

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

Some 91 cm of snow falls in a typical year, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) and below Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to June: 75 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 15 September, 117 days. Rosewood sees January nights of −20.7°C on average.

More of Rosewood belongs to a visible minority than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 39%

6.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

Rosewood in November: highs near −1°C, lows near −10°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. Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −21°C.

Kevin Waugh (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Saskatoon South, the riding that includes Rosewood

Local government for Rosewood is Saskatoon’s, with Cynthia Block as mayor.

No public library stands in Rosewood: the closest, Cliff Wright Library, is 2.3 km away

The next is Saskatoon Public Library Round Praire Branch (Stonebridge), 4.5 km away.

Rosewood and its edges hold 20 schools: 15 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

Boards running schools in the area: 2, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3). Teenagers have 2.5 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Fred Heal Canoe Launch, 16 km away, is the closest provincial park to Rosewood

National parks are all over 100 km off. Within 10 km of the town, 0.9% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary (130 ha) is the biggest, 5.3 km from town. The 10 km around town hold 13 protected areas.