WaldheimSaskatchewan

For health, Waldheim gets a D−

Shared with the rest of the North Central East health region: health survey and life expectancy

Smoking takes in 18% of adults, age-standardised, above Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike, while in the health survey, 47% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Saskatchewan’s 49%. In addition, people in the region live to 77.0 on average: 79.6 for women and 74.5 for men in 2022/2024. For Waldheim itself the measure is access, and it lags: 22 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

For hazard risk, Waldheim gets an A

In Health Canada’s survey, 6.6% of homes tested in Waldheim’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Waldheim on the national inventory.

In and around Waldheim, 2 schools: 2 schools for every grade

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 34 km off, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). An elementary school stands 22 km from the centre, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

The violent severity index where Waldheim is policed is 116 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)

No police detachment reports under Waldheim’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Rosthern detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 99 over 2023–25, between Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20.7 violent incidents are reported each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 40.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Rent takes less of local pay in Waldheim than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. 83% of households own their home.

Commuters in Waldheim travel further than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

91% of commuters drove, close to both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

A town of families: 27% of people in Waldheim are under 15, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

Nearly one in ten residents belong to a visible minority, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents.

Waldheim sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for rain and snow, with 357 mm a year

In January the thermometer sinks to −20.7°C overnight, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The most precipitation falls in June: 75 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 20 cm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 15 September, 117 days.

In Waldheim, November normally means −1°C afternoons and −10°C nights

A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −18°C. November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 14 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: the year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−21°C).

Kelly Block won Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek by 22,584 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 97% of Canada’s ridings

Waldheim’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused.

Waldheim has one public library, Waldheim Branch Library

From the centre of Waldheim, it is 0.8 km away.

Fort Carlton Provincial Park, 27 km away, is the closest provincial park to Waldheim

Within 100 km there is no national park. There is one protected area within 10 km.