Silverwood HeightsSaskatoon

Commuters in Silverwood Heights have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

Silverwood Heights faces fewer hazards than 91% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Saskatoon RHA

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. Radon around Silverwood Heights is ordinary for Canada: 6.6% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Water Security Agency.

Silverwood Heights’s grade for safety: a C−

Measured across the Saskatoon service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 154, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and above Canadian towns (86). Across its police area, there are 48.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.2 per 1,000 people a year.

49% of adults around Silverwood Heights rate their health very good or excellent

Measured from where Silverwood Heights’ residents live, a hospital is 2.8 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. At 8.3%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 13% for Saskatchewan. Life expectancy in the region is 81.4 years (83.4 for women, 79.2 for men, 2022/2024).

Shelter costs push only 12% of Silverwood Heights’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Saskatoon metro area

Rent took 16% of household income, below Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 77% of households own their home.

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Silverwood Heights: 357 mm a year

The most precipitation falls in June: 75 mm in a normal year. Winter lows average −20.7°C in January, near Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 15 September, lie 117 days. A normal January brings 20 cm of snow, the most of any month.

2,995 households and a median age of 40.9: who lives in Silverwood Heights

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up nearly one in ten residents, below Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). 18% of residents are children under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.

Silverwood Heights in November: highs near −1°C, lows near −10°C

Then December: −8°C by day, −18°C at night. A typical November adds 13 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 14 mm. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night.

At 68%, 2021 turnout in Saskatoon—University beat 88% of the country’s ridings

Silverwood Heights is part of Saskatoon, whose council is led by Cynthia Block, the mayor.

Silverwood Heights has no public library of its own; the nearest is Rusty MacDonald Library, 1.7 km away

After it comes Wheatland Regional Library (City Park), 4.7 km away.

Little of the land around Silverwood Heights is protected: 0.6% within 10 km

The largest is Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 130 ha, 1.6 km from the edge of town. Count 9 protected areas within 10 km of town. No national park lies within 100 km. 22 km from town is Fred Heal Canoe Launch, the nearest provincial park.

15 schools in and around Silverwood Heights: 13 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools