Cities / Saskatoon

Residential · West Side, Saskatoon

Fairhaven

An affordable west-side neighbourhood of small houses

  • Owners on a budget
  • Renters
  • Commuters
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Fairhaven in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Saskatoon, Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Fairhaven is a west-side neighbourhood of small houses and apartments, with relatively low home values. About 51% of homes are detached and 35% are apartments, 36% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $273K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)
$345K*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $484K
Residents
4,120
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,454 at the 2021 census
Households renting
36%
city 33%
Homes that are apartments
35%
city 26%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $273K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Saskatoon MLS® Home Price Index (+26% since then), that is about $345K, 29% below the Saskatoon median of $484K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 36% of households rent, above the 33% city-wide.
  • Housing is a mix: 35% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,454 at the 2021 census.

0-1421%
15-197%
20-246%
25-3414%
35-4414%
45-5412%
55-6411%
65+15%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,454 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached52%
Semi-detached10%
Row house0%
Duplex flat2%
Apartment under 5 storeys36%
Apartment 5+ storeys0%

Upfront closing costs1

Saskatchewan has no land transfer tax; the Information Services Corporation (ISC) charges a title transfer fee of 0.4% of the price. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Saskatchewan title transfer fee
$1,380
on $345K

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Saskatoon. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.

Sources and notes

  1. Source: Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, land titles fees. 2026 rules, applied to this neighbourhood's median census home value, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. A mortgage adds its own registration fee. The GST/PST rules on new homes are not included. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩