Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainPermits in Unity added just 0.5 homes a year for every 1,000, where Saskatchewan’s towns added 3.8
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $200,000; averaged, their homes came to $242,000. For Unity there is no published sale price, as for every town in Saskatchewan. Assessors valued the median residential property at $153,000 for 2024.
Unity’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Saskatchewan’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $242K
- Owners
- 825
- 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).
Unity’s detached houses are assessed 30% below the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Detached houses account for 94% of the 975 properties on Unity’s 2024 roll.
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.
The homes of Unity, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 82% of Unity’s 1,040 occupied homes were 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
| Unity | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
Permits in Unity peaked in 2018: 2 new homes
Building permits added 3 homes in Unity between 2018 and 2022: some 1 a year. Most were houses: 100% went into single-unit buildings, against 81% for Saskatchewan’s towns.
A year with no report is left out.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
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.
Unity is cheaper than most of Saskatchewan’s towns: 38% under their $324,000 median
The census values of Saskatchewan’s towns, 104 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Unity: Wilkie
The places around Unity at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Unity with figures are 31–69 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | $200K | $242K | 79% | |
| Wilkie | $160K | $178K | 84% | 31.2 |
| Macklin | $220K | $237K | 80% | 54.4 |
| Battle River No. 438 | $300K | $324K | 95% | 60 |
| Battleford | $296K | $299K | 78% | 66.1 |
| North Battleford | $224K | $237K | 64% | 69.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Unity
How many households in Unity are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 2% of Unity’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 7% of Saskatchewan’s towns.
Is Unity expensive for Saskatchewan?
Cheaper than the middle: Saskatchewan’s towns come to $324,000, Unity to less.
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).