WestviewSaskatoon
It is a neighbourhood of 2,670 residents in Saskatoon. Saskatoon is split into 43 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Westview a good place to live?
On jobs & income it is strong (A−). Crime is the sore point (C−). Buying in is costly (C). The overall grade lands at B−, better than 52% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #42 of 102 in Saskatchewan.
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 Westview grades
Each subject compares Westview 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 Westview stand out
The 2 things Westview does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westview.
Westview is graded an A for hazard risk
Measured across the Saskatoon RHA: radon tests · Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Saskatoon
Radon around Westview is ordinary for Canada: 6.6% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Wildfire is rare near Westview: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Westview | 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
Westview is graded a C− for safety
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Saskatoon service area
The index for the force that serves it came to 119, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and above Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 48.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 15.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Westview | 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
Household incomes in Westview are higher than in 75% of Canadian towns
Getting to work takes 18 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Westview | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 18 min | 18 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
49% of adults around Westview rate their health very good or excellent
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Saskatoon health region
Smoking is rarer than in the province: 8.3% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. A baby born in the region can expect 81.4 years, 83.4 for a girl and 79.2 for a boy (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Westview is well placed: 2.4 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Westview | 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
Westview is a town of owners: 82% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 21% of the median household income, about level with Canadian towns (20%) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (19%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Westview | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 82% | 71% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $300,000 | $324,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Saskatoon metro area
Westview sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year
Gardeners get 117 frost-free days, from 19 May to 15 September. The most precipitation falls in June: 75 mm in a normal year. A normal January night drops to −20.7°C, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 20 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Westview | 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 Westview’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 21%
The under-15s are 21% of the population here. 17% of residents are 65 or over, between Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (19%).
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 Westview’s residents are women
Here the census found 1,325 men and 1,345 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Westview | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 48% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Westview: −10°C at night, −1°C by day
A normal November brings 14 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −18°C nights. November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−21°C).
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
Saskatoon West turned out at 56% in 2021, lower than 85% of Canada’s ridings
City council runs Westview, and Saskatoon’s mayor is Cynthia Block.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Westview: the closest, Mayfair Public Library, is 0.6 km away
After it comes Mayfair Library (Mayfair), 2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Westview, Fred Heal Canoe Launch is the nearest provincial park (17 km)
1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Within 100 km there is no national park. Count 14 protected areas within 10 km of town. Biggest among them: Sutherland Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 130 ha, 7.0 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Westview | 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
Westview and its edges hold 32 schools: 26 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, near Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Robins SchoolIn WestviewElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Royal West CampusNearest secondary school, 1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Westview | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 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.
Everything we know about Westview
Cathedral of St. George and 22 more in and around Westview
Sights in Westview and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
CathedralCathedral of St. George2.1 km outside town, to the south
CathedralSt. Paul's Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryRemai Modern3.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Evangelist3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMuseum of Antiquities (Saskatchewan)4.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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
- 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
- Museum of Antiquities (Saskatchewan): Jll294, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Westview
Neighbourhood in Saskatoon
Westview is a neighbourhood of Saskatoon, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,670 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Saskatoon
- Census subdivision
- 4711066
Westview’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westview | 2,670 | — | B− | C | C− | B+ |
| Hampton Village | 9,119 | 0.6 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Massey Place | 6,561 | 1.1 | C− | D | C− | B+ |
| Mount Royal | 5,292 | 1.3 | C− | D | C− | A− |
| Dundonald | 2,855 | 1.8 | B+ | B+ | C− | B+ |
| Mayfair | 2,927 | 2.3 | C | C− | C− | B+ |
| Caswell Hill | 2,573 | 2.3 | C+ | C− | C− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Westview
Is Westview a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 38.7 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
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).