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Is Riversdale a good neighbourhood to downsize in?

Riversdale can work well for downsizing, but prices there vary block to block more than almost anywhere in Saskatoon after a decade of visible redevelopment along the 20th Street strip, so the specific block matters more than the neighbourhood's reputation against the Saskatchewan REALTORS Association's citywide benchmark of $444,700. Treat it as several smaller markets, not one.

The older housing stock in Riversdale often carries unpermitted updates layered in over the years, which is exactly what public assessment records and online estimates tend to miss, so a City of Saskatoon assessment figure alone can undersell a home that has quietly been upgraded.

What draws a downsizer to Riversdale is walkability, restaurants and shops along the strip and smaller, older housing that suits a single person or couple better than a larger family layout does elsewhere in the city.

Joel Dyck's hand-reviewed valuation is built for a block-by-block area like Riversdale, where the paper record does not tell the whole story. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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