WynyardSaskatchewan

In Saskatchewan, this town has 1,827 residents. Statistics Canada places it in the Division No. 10 census division.

Population

1,827

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

46.8

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

45%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

15%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Wynyard a good place to live?

Wynyard’s standout strength is jobs & income (A−). Add walkability to its strengths (A−). Residents’ health trails most towns (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: B for cost of living and C+ for safety.

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Wynyard has subject grades only.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Hazard risk A⁻Walkability A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestC⁻Health

How Wynyard grades

Each subject compares Wynyard with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Wynyard has subject grades only.

Hazard riskNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesC⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →

SchoolsBecause the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Saskatchewan aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Wynyard stand out

The 3 things Wynyard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

58% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.7 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $170,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Hazard risk

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wynyard.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁺

Wynyard is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandA⁺Hazard risk Grade

About as many homes carry radon around Wynyard as elsewhere, 6.6% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Fire seldom reaches Wynyard: since 1986, 0.4% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.01% a year). No one has filed a flood map for Wynyard on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Wynyard6.6%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	6.6%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.005	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageWynyard’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.4% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.005 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.6% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Saskatoon RHA

HealthHealth C⁻

More smokers around Wynyard: 20% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

49%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the South East health region

What sets Wynyard apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.8 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Life expectancy at birth in the region is 78.6 years, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). Self-rated health is ordinary for Saskatchewan: nearly half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 49%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Wynyard49%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Smokers	20%	8.6%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	20%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	78.6	80.2	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	49%	52%

78.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

20%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

64 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWynyard’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 64 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.8, men 76.5 Conditions and habits20% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Commuters in Wynyard have a short way to work, 15 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

15%walk, cycle or take transit

85% of commuters drove, below Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van85%

Walk13%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	15 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	85%	91%	89%

$62,400

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

84%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to15 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Wadena

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Wynyard: July afternoons reach 24.2°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

24.2°CJuly afternoons

Frost usually lifts by 19 May and returns around 19 September: 122 days without it. Counting rain and snow alike, 501 mm falls in a year, between Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). On a January night, the temperature in Wynyard falls to about −20.0°C. Most of the snow comes in December, about 23 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.2°C

Spring8.1°C

Summer23.1°C

Autumn8.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Precipitation a year	501 mm	383 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.2°C	25.0°C	25.5°C
January night low	−20.0°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	201	203	159

129 cm

of snow a year

201

days with frost a year

122

frost-free days, 19 May to 19 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageWynyard’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.2°C, January lows −20.0°C Rain and snow501 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow129 cm of snow a year Weather station64 km to the station · Kelliher

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kelliher)

HousingCost of living B

Wynyard is graded a B for cost of living

$170,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Home ownership covers 78% of households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Wynyard$170,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	17%	18%
Households owning their home	78%	71%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	19%	20%

$800

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$596

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageWynyard’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living2.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $170,000, against the median household income Renting$800 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters78% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs less where Wynyard is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 51

72Crime Severity Index

The index for the force that serves it came to 72, below Saskatchewan’s towns (119) but above Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.1 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area records 34.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Wynyard detachment area, with Wynyard one part of it.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202361

202478

202575

2023–2025	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	51	154	86
Crime Severity Index	72	119	67
Property crime per 1,000	34.7	48.4	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

39%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWynyard’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety72 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Wynyard’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Wynyard safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Weather

What November brings in Wynyard: −10°C at night, −2°C by day

−2°Ca normal November afternoon

Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to −9°C and −17°C. Expect about 24 mm of rain and snow over November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Wynyard forecast, on the Weather page.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November−2°C

December−9°C

January−11°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−9°C	−18°C	60 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	101 mm
Summer	23°C	11°C	239 mm
Autumn	8°C	−2°C	101 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

24 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageWynyard’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kelliher); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Andrew Scheer won Regina—Qu'Appelle by 13,521 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 91% of Canada’s ridings

Wynyard is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Full pageWynyard’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

Wynyard’s public library is Wynyard Branch Library

From the centre of Wynyard, it is 0.4 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong7.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Older residents shape Wynyard: 26% are 65 or over, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

46.8median age

9.9% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.

WynyardSaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification45%

Women and men · all residents

50.9% of Wynyard’s residents are women

880 women and 850 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Wynyard
	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	17%	18%	16%
15 to 64	57%	65%	64%
65+	26%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	45%	52%	56%

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Ages46.8 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households810 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants10% belong to a visible minority English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

Few places match Wynyard for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

12%of the land within 10 km protected

44 km from town is Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Wynyard12%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	12%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	2	4

44 km

to Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas3 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks44 km to a provincial park · Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Schools

In and around Wynyard, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

2schools within 3 km

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 46 km off, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
Wynyard ElementaryIn WynyardElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Wynyard Composite High SchoolIn WynyardSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Nearest elementary school	46 km	0.4 km	0.5 km

46 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school Language0 of 2 teach in French · 0% of schools in Saskatchewan Questions“What schools are there in Wynyard?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Saskatchewan aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.

History

Wynyard’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

1historic place

At the 2021 census, 33% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Wynyard, Saskatchewan 1909

1909

oldest construction date on the record

33%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Wynyard	Saskatchewan	Canada
Homes built before 1961	33%	17%	18%

Full pageWynyard’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes33% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Wynyard have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wynyard

15pages on Wynyard

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 72 Housing & costBHomes 2.7 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 78.6 in its region Work & commuteA⁻58% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors12% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Wynyard

3 notable people were born in Wynyard.

See all 3 →

Lorne NystromCanadian politician · born 1946

Raymond ThorsteinssonCanadian geologist · 1921–2012

Richard ZemlakCanadian ice hockey player · born 1963

About Wynyard

Town in Saskatchewan

Wynyard is a municipality in Saskatchewan, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,827 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 10
Census subdivision: 4710047

Questions about Wynyard

What kind of homes are in Wynyard?

Single-detached houses make up 82% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 44% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.

Who are the people of Wynyard?

Visible minorities are 10% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 10%, and Indigenous people 6%.

Is Wynyard growing?

It went from 1,798 people in 2016 to 1,724 in 2021, down 4.1%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,827.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).