Photo: ArmedCalculator · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes from 2001 on make up 84% of Willowgrove, where Saskatchewan’s towns have 14%
Census values for 2021: a median of $500,000 and an average of $490,936. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Sale prices aren’t published in Saskatchewan: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Willowgrove.
Two ways to price a home in Willowgrove
Two sources, each set against Saskatchewan’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $491K
- Owners
- 2,685
- Saskatchewan’s towns
- $324K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Saskatchewan’s towns
- $219K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH). · Area behind the assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures: the city of Saskatoon
Houses in Saskatoon carry assessments 48% over the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns
In 2024, Saskatoon had 89,530 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 71% of them and condos 15%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Saskatchewan’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
More condos than most: 29% of the homes in Willowgrove (Saskatchewan’s towns: 10%)
Willowgrove had 3,285 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 66% of them single-detached houses. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Willowgrove | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 29% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 7% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Saskatoon permitted 19.5 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 3.8 of Saskatchewan’s towns
Building permits added 11,814 homes in Saskatoon between 2018 and 2023: some 1,969 a year. The mix: 31% in single-unit buildings, beside 81% for Saskatchewan’s towns. Figures for monthly permits are published for the Saskatoon metro area as a whole, not for Willowgrove alone.
The busiest year: 2023, with 2,650 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 37%: 5,104 new homes in the year to August 2026
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Willowgrove against Saskatchewan’s towns: 54% over the $324,000 median
104 of Saskatchewan’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Willowgrove: Brighton, University Heights Urban Centre and University
The places around Willowgrove at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowgrove | $500K | $491K | 82% | |
| Brighton | $452K | $475K | 90% | 2 |
| University Heights Urban Centre | $348K | $349K | 66% | 2.1 |
| Evergreen | $512K | $489K | 74% | 2.4 |
| University | $320K | $306K | 47% | 3.4 |
| Greystone Heights | $376K | $396K | 60% | 4.5 |
| Lakewood | $348K | $364K | 68% | 4.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Willowgrove
Is Willowgrove expensive for Saskatchewan?
More than most: Saskatchewan’s towns have a median of $324,000, and Willowgrove sits above it.
How many households in Willowgrove are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Saskatchewan’s towns (7%): 5% in Willowgrove, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).