Owners in Torch River No. 488 value their homes 23% below the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
The 2021 census gives $250,000 as the median value; Saskatchewan’s towns come to $324,000. There is no public record of sale prices in Saskatchewan, which leaves the census value as the guide for Torch River No. 488. Assessors valued the median residential property at $99,200 for 2024.
Torch River No. 488’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Saskatchewan’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $260K
- Owners
- 380
- 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).
Torch River No. 488’s detached houses are assessed 45% below the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Assessors listed 810 residential properties in Torch River No. 488 for 2024, 85% of them detached houses.
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 homes in poor repair than most: 13% in Torch River No. 488 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 6%)
Torch River No. 488 had 545 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 97% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Torch River No. 488 | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Torch River No. 488 is cheaper than most of Saskatchewan’s towns: 23% under their $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 Torch River No. 488: Nipawin, Moose Range No. 486 and Tisdale
Next to Torch River No. 488: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 19–78 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Torch River No. 488.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torch River No. 488 | $250K | $260K | 96% | |
| Nipawin | $180K | $205K | 69% | 18.8 |
| Moose Range No. 486 | $200K | $224K | 90% | 49.1 |
| Tisdale | $200K | $215K | 74% | 64.3 |
| Melfort | $240K | $253K | 66% | 65.5 |
| Candle Lake | $400K | $436K | 94% | 77.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Torch River No. 488
Is Torch River No. 488 expensive for Saskatchewan?
Below the norm for Saskatchewan’s towns, whose median home is worth $324,000; Torch River No. 488’s is worth less.
How many households in Torch River No. 488 are in core housing need?
8% of Torch River No. 488’s households, near the 7% of Saskatchewan’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).