Residential · North End, Saskatoon

River Heights

Houses and parks on the north-west, near the river

Families with kids
Long-term owners
Quiet streets

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

At a glance

River Heights is a north neighbourhood of houses, mostly owners, with parks and river trails nearby. About 66% of homes are detached and 17% are apartments, 21% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $376K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $474K^*
Residents: 5,990
Households renting: 21%
Homes that are apartments: 17%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $376K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Saskatoon MLS® Home Price Index (+26% since then), that is about $474K, close to the Saskatoon median of $484K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
21% of households rent, well below the 33% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
23% are 65 or older, versus 15% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 5,028 at the 2021 census.

0-1415%

15-195%

20-246%

25-3412%

35-4413%

45-5411%

55-6415%

65+23%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 5,028 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached66%

Semi-detached4%

Row house9%

Duplex flat4%

Apartment under 5 storeys14%

Apartment 5+ storeys4%

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: $1,900

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.