Urban centre · East Side, Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Campus residences and student life along Preston Avenue
- Students
- Renters
- Car-free living
At a glance
University of Saskatchewan covers the campus lands, with student residences, research buildings, athletics facilities and Royal University Hospital. About 31% of homes are detached and 43% are apartments, 57% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $352K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $444K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $484K
- Residents
- 4,410 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,699 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 57% city 33%
- Homes that are apartments
- 43% city 26%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $352K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Saskatoon MLS® Home Price Index (+26% since then), that is about $444K, close to the Saskatoon median of $484K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 57% of households rent, well above the 33% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- 37% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 22% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
- Housing is a mix: 43% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,699 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,699 at the 2021 census.
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
- $1,780 on $444K
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.