Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wakaw sits 48% below Saskatchewan’s towns on home values
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $170,000, where Saskatchewan’s towns sit at $324,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. No open sale prices are published in Saskatchewan, so for Wakaw the census value is the measure.
What Wakaw’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Saskatchewan’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $187K
- Owners
- 325
- 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).
Wakaw’s detached houses are assessed 53% below the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Of Wakaw’s 435 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 87% are 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.
Core housing need: 28% of Wakaw’s households, where Saskatchewan’s towns sit at 7%
Wakaw had 420 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 79% of them single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Wakaw | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 17% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 28% | 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.
4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Wakaw: in step with Saskatchewan’s towns (3.8)
Some 2 homes a year: 7 in all were permitted in Wakaw from 2018 to 2022. Most were houses: 100% went into single-unit buildings, against 81% for Saskatchewan’s towns.
Most in 2021: 3 new homes
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.
Wakaw against Saskatchewan’s towns: 48% under the $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.
Wakaw’s neighbours by home value
Next to Wakaw: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 15–42 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wakaw.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaw | $170K | $187K | 76% | |
| St. Louis No. 431 | $224K | $242K | 86% | 15.3 |
| Rosthern | $234K | $245K | 79% | 40.1 |
| Birch Hills | $174K | $178K | 82% | 42.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wakaw
Is Wakaw expensive for Saskatchewan?
On census values, Wakaw sits among the cheaper of Saskatchewan’s towns (median $324,000).
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).