Caledonia, told straight. By the numbers.
Caledonia single-family in May 2026: YTD volume is down 27%, days on market is the longest of the nine cities I track, and the action has split sharply between the low and high ends.
Where the market sits, may 2026.
Caledonia median came in at $390,221 in May. Bigger lots, more land — the typical Caledonia close is fundamentally different product than the rest of Racine County.
Sale-to-list ratio at 101.1%. Still a touch over asking, but the premium is small.
Median CDOM at 37 days. The longest in any market I track. Buyers take their time on rural and semi-rural parcels.
Absorption at 1.8 months. The loosest market of the nine cities — there's six to seven weeks of inventory at this pace.
Source: MLS (FlexMLS via GMAR), single-family, pulled May 17, 2026. Filtered to Caledonia, Racine County. Numbers reflect what closed in May 2026 and the 2026 year-to-date period.
Volume is down sharply — but the high end is up 91%.
Caledonia is the most-cooled market in the 9-city set. YTD volume is down 27.5% from 2025. Days on market is the longest in the region. The whole mid-section is soft: the $300K–$400K band is down 42% YTD, the $400K–$500K band is down 51%.
But the $500K–$650K tier closed 4 May homes and is up 90.9% YTD. The $800K+ band did one closing and is up 100% YTD. The action in Caledonia has split: a slow mid-market and a strengthening high end. Buyers stretching out of Brookfield are landing here on bigger parcels.
Active inventory sits at 43 homes against 25 May closings. There's selection. For buyers who want land — 1+ acre, 2+ acres, room for outbuildings — this is the easiest Caledonia market in three years.
Sale-to-list at 101.1% with 37-day CDOM tells you the negotiation dynamic is healthy: real buyers, real sellers, time to do inspections, room to negotiate credits. Not 2022, not 2008.
For buyers: Caledonia is the right answer for anyone in the tri-county area who wants meaningful land for under $600K. Don't expect to compress timelines — sellers here know buyers come and go. For sellers in the $300K–$500K range, pricing accuracy matters more than ever. The buyer pool is thinner. List 5% over and you'll sit through summer.
May 2026 sales, by price tier.
Caledonia's May activity was 25 closings spread across most bands — 15 of them under $500K. The story is the contrast: mid-market is down 35–50% YTD, but the $500K+ tiers are sharply up. The mid is softening while the top tightens.
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