WestmountSaskatoon
It is one of the 43 neighbourhoods that make up Saskatoon. In Saskatoon, this neighbourhood has 2,872 residents.
Is Westmount a good place to live?
Westmount’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than nearly a quarter of Canadian towns. It ranks #80 of 102 in Saskatchewan. Where it falls short is cost of living (D). Safety lags (C−). Its strongest subject is walkability (A). Health outcomes beat most towns (A−).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Westmount grades
Each subject compares Westmount with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Westmount stand out
The 3 things Westmount does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westmount.
Hazard risk in Westmount is lower than in 91% of Canadian towns
Measured across the Saskatoon RHA: radon tests
Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Westmount: since 1986, 0.5% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.01% a year). Also worth knowing: the town’s survey area, 6.6% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Water Security Agency. Westmount doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Saskatoon.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.6% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.006 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Rent takes more of local pay in Westmount than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 30% of household income
Owners put the median home at $250,000, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 30% | 19% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $324,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Saskatoon metro area
Westmount is graded a C− for safety
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Saskatoon service area
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 119 over 2023–25, near Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and higher than Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 48.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.2 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 119 | 119 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 154 | 154 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Around Westmount, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Westmount is well placed: 0.8 km to a hospital on average, against 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). Westmount shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Saskatoon health region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 8.3% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.4 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 49% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Commuters in Westmount have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
87% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 91% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Westmount: 357 mm a year
For the wettest month, look to June: 75 mm on average. Winter lows average −20.7°C in January, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal January brings 20 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frost usually lifts by 19 May and returns around 15 September: 117 days without it.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 357 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −20.7°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 203 | 203 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 91 cm | 91 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport))
More of Westmount’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 27%
23% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.4% of Westmount’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 1,455 women and 1,430 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 9.6% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 26% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 40% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Westmount runs from −10°C to −1°C
About 13 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Into December, the normals move to −8°C and −18°C. A normal November brings 14 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 35 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 79 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 10°C | 176 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −3°C | 67 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Saskatoon Diefenbaker (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Turnout in Saskatoon West was just 56% in 2021, below 85% of ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Westmount is Saskatoon West, and Brad Redekopp (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Westmount’s public library is Library 20th st
From the centre of Westmount, it is 0.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Westmount, Fred Heal Canoe Launch is the nearest provincial park (16 km)
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 1.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 6.2 km out lies the largest, Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 130 ha. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
3 boards run the schools in and around Westmount
Within 3 km of Westmount are 33 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount Community SchoolIn WestmountElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Bedford Road CollegiateIn WestmountSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Saskatchewan, the province publishes no results school by school.
In Westmount, 59% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Westmount | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 59% | 17% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Westmount
Cathedral of St. George and 25 more in and around Westmount
Sights in Westmount and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
CathedralCathedral of St. Georgein town
MuseumMusée Ukraina Museumin town
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral1.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryRemai Modern1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada2.4 km outside town, to the east
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Evangelist1.5 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cathedral of St. George: Julia Adamson SriMesh talk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Ukraina Museum: Tanbir M-05, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Paul's Cathedral: Vic D, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Remai Modern: Jmc881, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada: SriMesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist: Jordon Cooper from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Westmount
Neighbourhood in Saskatoon
TownRatings splits Saskatoon into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Westmount is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,872 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Saskatoon
- Census subdivision
- 4711066
Westmount’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 2,872 | — | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Pleasant Hill | 6,088 | 0.8 | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Caswell Hill | 2,573 | 1 | C+ | C− | C− | A− |
| Mount Royal | 5,292 | 1.1 | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Meadowgreen | 3,782 | 1.7 | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Mayfair | 2,927 | 1.9 | C | C− | C− | B+ |
| Central Business District | 4,987 | 2 | C− | D− | C− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Westmount
Is Westmount a young town or an old one?
34.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 10% of residents are 65 or over and 21% under 15.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).