Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Little is being built in Watrous: 1.2 new homes a year per 1,000, against 3.8 for Saskatchewan’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $250,000, the average one $285,000. For Watrous there is no published sale price, as for every town in Saskatchewan. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $181,000.
Two ways to price a home in Watrous
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Saskatchewan’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $285K
- Owners
- 610
- 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).
Detached houses make up 86% of Watrous’s residential properties
Of Watrous’s 800 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 86% are detached houses and 7% are condos.
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.
14% of Watrous’s households are in core housing need, against 7% for Saskatchewan’s towns
Watrous had 850 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 76% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Saskatchewan’s towns
Homes by kind
| Watrous | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
Watrous’s busiest year for permits was 2018, with 3 new homes
Over 2018–2022, 7 homes were permitted in Watrous, close to 1 each year. Houses dominate the permits, at 100% in single-unit buildings (Saskatchewan’s towns: 81%).
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.
Watrous is 23% below the $324,000 median of Saskatchewan’s towns
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 Watrous: Lanigan and Davidson
The places around Watrous at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Watrous with figures are 36–72 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watrous | $250K | $285K | 72% | |
| Lanigan | $186K | $200K | 77% | 35.6 |
| Davidson | $200K | $229K | 72% | 58.5 |
| Humboldt | $250K | $278K | 79% | 62.8 |
| Humboldt No. 370 | $352K | $380K | 95% | 66.4 |
| Blucher No. 343 | $320K | $375K | 95% | 72.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Watrous
Is Watrous expensive for Saskatchewan?
Below the norm for Saskatchewan’s towns, whose median home is worth $324,000; Watrous’s is worth 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).