Saskatoon's Core Neighbourhoods
Among the older areas of Saskatoon are the five neighbourhoods of
Riversdale,
Pleasant Hill,
King George,
Westmount
and
Caswell Hill. The neighbourhoods have many things in common:
-
caring people
-
character homes
-
mature trees
-
a diversity of residents of all ages and many cultures
|
Neighbourhood
|
Population
|
Dwellings
|
|
Pleasant Hill
|
4,715
|
2,005
|
|
Caswell Hill
|
3,643
|
1,619
|
|
Riversdale
|
2,335
|
864
|
|
Westmount
|
2,180
|
921
|
|
King George
|
1,868
|
775
|
|
Totals
|
14,741
|
6,184
|
Core Neighbourhoods Average Family Incomes (2006)
|
|
$income/year
|
% less than $15,000/year
|
|
City of Saskatoon
|
65, 487
|
5.9%
|
|
Core neighborhoods
|
35, 003
|
13.3%
|
|
Caswell Hill
|
41,454
|
11.2%
|
|
King George
|
36,805
|
8.8%
|
|
Pleasant Hill
|
25,776
|
18.3%
|
|
Riversdale
|
29,441
|
14.3%
|
|
Westmount
|
34,654
|
11.4%
|
Average House Sale Price (2006)
|
City of Saskatoon
|
$165,089
|
|
Core Neighbourhoods
|
$105,600
|
|
Caswell
|
$117,984
|
|
King George
|
$98,167
|
|
Pleasant Hill
|
$86,167
|
|
Riversdale
|
$121,082
|
|
Westmount
|
$104,982
|
Rental vs. Ownership—Stability and Mobility Indicator
|
|
% Rental
|
% Owned
|
|
City of Saskatoon
|
38
|
62
|
|
Core Neighbourhoods
|
49
|
51
|
|
Caswell
|
42
|
58
|
|
King George
|
33
|
67
|
|
Pleasant Hill
|
75
|
25
|
|
Riversdale
|
48
|
42
|
|
Westmount
|
38
|
62
|
Education Levels Indicator—% with no post secondary
|
City of Saskatoon
|
34.7
|
|
Core Neighbourhoods
|
51.2
|
|
Caswell
|
38.6
|
|
King George
|
55.3
|
|
Pleasant Hill
|
60.5
|
|
Riversdale
|
55.6
|
|
Westmount
|
45.6
|
Education Levels Indicator—% with less than grade 9
|
City of Saskatoon
|
6.0
|
|
Core Neighbourhoods
|
13.2
|
|
Caswell
|
4.6
|
|
King George
|
9.2
|
|
Pleasant Hill
|
18.4
|
|
Riversdale
|
21.0
|
|
Westmount
|
13.0
|
Daycare Requirements Indicator—% one parent households
|
City of Saskatoon
|
11 %
|
|
Core Neighbourhoods
|
21 %
|
|
Caswell
|
17 %
|
|
King George
|
20 %
|
|
Pleasant Hill
|
25 %
|
|
Riversdale
|
24 %
|
|
Westmount
|
20 %
|
Transportation Indicator—Vehicles Per Resident
| City of Saskatoon | 0.76 |
| Core Neighbourhoods | 0.4 |
| Caswell | 0.52 |
| King George | 0.46 |
| Pleasant Hill | 0.23 |
| Riversdale | 0.34 |
| Westmount | 0.45 |
Political Participation—Do people feel they have a voice?
In the 2006 municipal election:
- 34% Citywide voter turnout
- 50% turned out in Briarwood
- 27% turned out in Westmount
- 16% turned out in Riversdale
- 13% turned out in Pleasant Hill