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Caledonia is a small city of 25,257 people in Racine County, Wisconsin. It's about 6 miles from Racine, WI and 19 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,257people
$303kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
162Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 559 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 6 mi to Racine, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,913/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 162 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 203 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MKE airport
- 10 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,065 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 471 bars within 25 mi
- 254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Racine County: R+6 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk