Living in Saskatoon

In Saskatoon, tenants pay an average rent of €988 a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.7% (2021).

The city covered 228 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,174.7 people per km² in 2021. Foreign-born residents accounted for 23% of the population in 2021. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 30.7% in 2021. The unemployment rate was 8.7% in May 2021. Annual NO₂ was 8.76 µg/m³ in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1029 sources

Population266,141people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saskatoon (Census subdivision 4711066)

Median gross salary3,540EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent988.1EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate8.7%country median 8.4% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime7,953offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 63% aboveIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean13.64µg/m³country median 3.6 — 276% aboveOfficial source · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.

More recorded crime than 83% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 93% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Saskatoon?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

22.1% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€536

Utilities, 85 m² flat€199

Transport pass€58

Internet, 60 Mbps€52

Mobile plan, 10 GB€42

Fitness club€36

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	36.18 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	51.62 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	536 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	14 EUR	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	41.7 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Cost of Living in Saskatoon. Jul 2026. Prices in Saskatoon²⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	58.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	198.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	22.1 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Dwellings	115,619 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	107,052 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	987.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	988.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official
Recorded property crimes	16,349 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Is Saskatoon a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–54%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%

Student36%strong on education, weak on work · range 29–43%

Family43%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–51%

Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–56%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Saskatoon?

The median gross salary is about 3,540 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,540 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,505 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²³

What is the unemployment rate in Saskatoon?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Saskatoon is 8.7%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–22

Saskatoon 8.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Service Canada — Saskatoon office list¹⁰Official
Employment rate	61.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	3,540 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,505 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²³Official
Unemployment rate	8.7 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Saskatoon?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,374of €2,712 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,712
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €988
Public transport pass€58 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €58
Utilities, 85 m²€199 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €199
Internet€52 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31	− €52
Mobile plan€42 · market price · Cost of Living in Saskatoon. Jul 2026. Prices in Saskatoon · 2026-07-31	− €42
Left over	€1,374

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Public employment offices in Saskatoon

Service Canada lists 1 public employment office in Saskatoon (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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Safety

How safe is Saskatoon?

Police recorded 7,953 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 7,953 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesSaskatoon highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Saskatoon7,953

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,953 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁸Independent
Recorded violent crimes	5,448 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	1.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Workers commuting by public transport	3.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Workers walking to work	4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	9 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	YXE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	4.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saskatoon. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 13.6 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Saskatoon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 13.64 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.513.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.8WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Saskatoon is 13.6 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Saskatoon 13.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.76 µg/m³country median 7.0	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	13.64 µg/m³country median 3.6	2024	Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 4.35 · Feb 11.19 · Mar 22.35 · Apr 28.82 · May 32.62 · Jun 35.68 · Jul 37.66 · Aug 37.66 · Sep 33.62 · Oct 26.02 · Nov 16.08 · Dec 7.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -44.88 · Feb -38.36 · Mar -38.12 · Apr -19.63 · May -6.52 · Jun 1.48 · Jul 6.21 · Aug 3.61 · Sep -6.08 · Oct -12.91 · Nov -31.32 · Dec -37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -13.65 · Feb -12.6 · Mar -4.16 · Apr 4.64 · May 11.78 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 20.08 · Aug 18.58 · Sep 12.61 · Oct 4.07 · Nov -4.21 · Dec -11.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Saskatoon?

The published population was 266,141 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saskatoon (Census subdivision 4711066)¹⁷

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 30,250 is not 20.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.6%
Foreign residents11.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	226.6 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	228 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Saskatoon, CSD 4711066)¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	20.39 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	30,250 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.¹⁹Official
Population density	1,175 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.¹⁹Official
Population	266,141 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saskatoon (Census subdivision 4711066)¹⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	374,801 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

194,616

228,161

261,706

295,251

288,31120012005200920152022

Population rose 43.0% between 2001 and 2022, from 201,556 to 288,311.

International community in Saskatoon

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	53,215	100.0%
Asia	36,015	67.7%
Philippines	11,835	22.2%
Europe	6,900	13.0%
Africa	5,995	11.3%
India	5,845	11.0%
China	4,695	8.8%
Americas	4,050	7.6%
Pakistan	3,970	7.5%
Other places of birth in Asia	2,225	4.2%
Nigeria	2,090	3.9%

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Published group	People	Share
United Kingdom	2,050	3.9%
Other places of birth in Africa	1,925	3.6%
Bangladesh	1,830	3.4%
Viet Nam	1,510	2.8%
United States of America	1,470	2.8%
Iraq	1,205	2.3%
Ukraine	1,100	2.1%
Other places of birth in Europe	910	1.7%
Other places of birth in Americas	730	1.4%
Iran	660	1.2%
Syria	655	1.2%
Germany	500	0.9%
Eritrea	485	0.9%
Hong Kong	445	0.8%
Jamaica	435	0.8%
Poland	430	0.8%
Mexico	405	0.8%
South Africa, Republic of	380	0.7%
Egypt	375	0.7%
Ethiopia	340	0.6%
El Salvador	330	0.6%
Colombia	305	0.6%
Romania	295	0.6%
Sri Lanka	290	0.5%
Korea, South	285	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	260	0.5%
Russian Federation	260	0.5%
Oceania and other places of birth	245	0.5%
Afghanistan	200	0.4%
Italy	195	0.4%
Netherlands	185	0.3%
Brazil	180	0.3%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	180	0.3%
Serbia	175	0.3%
Greece	155	0.3%
Turkey	155	0.3%
Portugal	125	0.2%
Somalia	120	0.2%
Lebanon	110	0.2%
Croatia	105	0.2%
Peru	95	0.2%
France	95	0.2%
Morocco	90	0.2%
Taiwan	85	0.2%
Hungary	55	0.1%
Guyana	45	0.1%
Trinidad and Tobago	40	0.1%
Haiti	15	0.0%
Algeria	15	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	260,955	100.0%
Canadian citizens	230,705	88.4%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	179,330	68.7%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	51,375	19.7%
Not Canadian citizens	30,250	11.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	262,570	100.0%
Single responses	252,295	96.1%
Official languages	220,835	84.1%
English	219,995	83.8%
Non-official languages	31,465	12.0%
Non-Indigenous languages	31,145	11.9%
Indo-European languages	13,935	5.3%
Multiple responses	10,270	3.9%
Indo-Iranian languages	10,085	3.8%
English and non-official language(s)	9,440	3.6%
Indo-Aryan languages	9,125	3.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Austronesian languages	5,785	2.2%
Sino-Tibetan languages	5,770	2.2%
Chinese languages	5,505	2.1%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,995	1.9%
Mandarin	4,195	1.6%
Afro-Asiatic languages	2,580	1.0%
Urdu	2,560	1.0%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	2,545	1.0%
Semitic languages	2,340	0.9%
Italic (Romance) languages	1,785	0.7%
Balto-Slavic languages	1,640	0.6%
Bengali	1,635	0.6%
Slavic languages	1,630	0.6%
Arabic	1,525	0.6%
Gujarati	1,290	0.5%
Spanish	1,265	0.5%
Austro-Asiatic languages	1,210	0.5%
Vietnamese	1,185	0.5%
Yue (Cantonese)	1,175	0.4%
Iranian languages	960	0.4%
French	840	0.3%
Persian languages	675	0.3%
Ukrainian	665	0.3%
Hindi	575	0.2%
Dravidian languages	565	0.2%
Iranian Persian	525	0.2%
Russian	520	0.2%
Niger-Congo languages	430	0.2%
Aramaic languages	420	0.2%
English and French	410	0.2%
Malayalam	330	0.1%
Indigenous languages	320	0.1%
Korean	310	0.1%
Portuguese	300	0.1%
Germanic languages	280	0.1%
Cebuano	275	0.1%
Tigrigna	270	0.1%
Tibeto-Burman languages	265	0.1%
Multiple non-official languages	260	0.1%
Algonquian languages	235	0.1%
Cushitic languages	235	0.1%
Nepali	235	0.1%
Cree-Innu languages	220	0.1%
Cree languages	220	0.1%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	215	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	205	0.1%
Karenic languages	190	0.1%
Ilocano	190	0.1%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	185	0.1%
Romanian	175	0.1%
Pashto	170	0.1%
S'gaw Karen	165	0.1%
Polish	160	0.1%
Yoruba	150	0.1%
High German languages	145	0.1%
German	145	0.1%
Sign languages	125	0.0%
Cree, n.o.s.	125	0.0%
Somali	120	0.0%
Tamil	120	0.0%
Turkic languages	115	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	115	0.0%
Serbian	115	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	115	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	115	0.0%
Amharic	110	0.0%
American Sign Language	95	0.0%
Afrikaans	95	0.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages	90	0.0%
Telugu	90	0.0%
Turkish	85	0.0%
Dari	85	0.0%
Uralic languages	80	0.0%
Hiligaynon	80	0.0%
Sindhi	80	0.0%
Swahili	75	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	75	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	75	0.0%
Burmese	70	0.0%
Tai-Kadai languages	70	0.0%
Hungarian	70	0.0%
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree)	70	0.0%
Athabaskan languages	70	0.0%
Northern Athabaskan languages	70	0.0%
Dene, n.o.s.	70	0.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	70	0.0%
Greek	70	0.0%
Kurdish	65	0.0%
Marathi	60	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	60	0.0%
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	55	0.0%
Lao	50	0.0%
Armenian	50	0.0%
Bosnian	50	0.0%
Italian	50	0.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	45	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	45	0.0%
Baluchi	45	0.0%
Igbo	40	0.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)	40	0.0%
Oromo	40	0.0%
Croatian	40	0.0%
Japanese	40	0.0%
Akan (Twi)	35	0.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.	30	0.0%
Wu (Shanghainese)	30	0.0%
Albanian	30	0.0%
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	25	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	25	0.0%
Dinka	25	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	25	0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	25	0.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	25	0.0%
Kannada	25	0.0%
Macedonian	25	0.0%
Karenic languages, n.i.e.	20	0.0%
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree)	20	0.0%
Bilen	20	0.0%
Aramaic, n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Bikol	20	0.0%
Indonesian	20	0.0%
Creole languages	20	0.0%
Bulgarian	20	0.0%
Rusyn	20	0.0%
Mongolian	20	0.0%
Thai	15	0.0%
Azerbaijani	15	0.0%
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	15	0.0%
Ojibway languages	15	0.0%
Kankanaey	15	0.0%
Kinaray-a	15	0.0%
Waray-Waray	15	0.0%
Morisyen	15	0.0%
Dutch	15	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	15	0.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	15	0.0%
Shona	10	0.0%
Nuer	10	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Other languages, n.i.e.	10	0.0%
Saulteau (Western Ojibway)	10	0.0%
Hebrew	10	0.0%
Baltic languages	10	0.0%
Czech	10	0.0%
Plautdietsch	10	0.0%
Swedish	10	0.0%
Lingala	5	0.0%
Sotho-Tswana languages	5	0.0%
African, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Hakka	5	0.0%
Uzbek	5	0.0%
Estonian	5	0.0%
Ojibway, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Michif	5	0.0%
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Latvian	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Slovak	5	0.0%
Swiss German	5	0.0%
Norwegian	5	0.0%
Kacchi	5	0.0%
Oriya languages	5	0.0%
Odia	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	23 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	30.7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree²²Official
Households	107,050 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	67.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	36.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Saskatoon

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Warman as a Saskatoon alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 5.3% Warman vs 20.4% Saskatoon−74%
Median gross pay, region: €3,137 Warman vs €2,505 Saskatoon+25%
Median gross pay, city: €4,058 Warman vs €3,540 Saskatoon+15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,349 (2025) Warman vs 7,953 (2024) Saskatoonno percentage

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Oakville as a Saskatoon alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2219 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 23.6 km Oakville vs 4.7 km Saskatoon+402%
Median gross pay, city: €4,956 Oakville vs €3,540 Saskatoon+40%
Foreign residents: 41.2% Oakville vs 20.4% Saskatoon+102%
Median gross pay, region: €3,486 Oakville vs €2,505 Saskatoon+39%
Annual PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³ Oakville vs 13.6 µg/m³ Saskatoon−74%
Unemployment: 11.7% Oakville vs 8.7% Saskatoon+34%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 (2025) Oakville vs 7,953 (2024) Saskatoonno percentage

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Cities near Saskatoon

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Martensville Commuting Zone · 17.8 km away

Salary: 3,813 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Warman Commuting Zone · 22.0 km away

Salary: 4,058 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Kitchener256,885 residents Longueuil253,413 residents Burnaby249,125 residents Gatineau292,524 residents Windsor236,789 residents Regina226,404 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Saskatoon?

The published population was 266,141 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saskatoon (Census subdivision 4711066).

Is the air quality good in Saskatoon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 13.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is Saskatoon?

Police recorded 7,953 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in Saskatoon?

The median gross salary is about 3,540 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Saskatoon?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around Saskatoon?

The median gross salary is 2,505 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Saskatoon a good place to live?

Saskatoon may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Saskatoon?

Martensville, Warman are near Saskatoon. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Saskatoon?

The official country of birth distribution records 36,015 people (67.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Saskatoon, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e670bd91178911282e666c389bc62a79]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/saskatoon/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saskatoon, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e670bd91178911282e666c389bc62a79},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/saskatoon/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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