Residential · North End, Saskatoon

Lawson Heights

The north end's mall, civic centre and mid-century homes

Families with kids
Renters
Commuters

Lawson Heights in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Saskatoon, Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Lawson Heights is a large north-end neighbourhood of mid-century houses and apartments, around Lawson Heights Mall and the Lawson Civic Centre. About 39% of homes are detached and 47% are apartments, 36% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $355K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $448K^*
Residents: 7,540
Households renting: 36%
Homes that are apartments: 47%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $355K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Saskatoon MLS® Home Price Index (+26% since then), that is about $448K, close to the Saskatoon median of $484K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
36% of households rent, close to the 33% city-wide.
27% are 65 or older, versus 15% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
Housing is a mix: 47% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,323 at the 2021 census.

0-1415%

15-195%

20-246%

25-3412%

35-4413%

45-549%

55-6412%

65+27%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,323 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached39%

Semi-detached7%

Row house6%

Duplex flat1%

Apartment under 5 storeys40%

Apartment 5+ storeys8%

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: $1,790

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.