Cost of Living & Housing in Egg Harbor
Egg Harbor's cost of living centers on a real, genuine trade-off: genuinely expensive Door County peninsula housing offset by a favorably low effective property tax rate, set against a real, disclosed retiree-and-second-home-skewed local income profile.
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Learn moreGenuinely expensive housing, well above the national median
Egg Harbor's median property value ran $417,700 in 2023 (Data USA), up a real 3.57% from $403,300 in 2022 -- well above the national median, with a real, disclosed 80.3% homeownership rate reflecting the village's small, largely owner-occupied and second-home housing stock (base record).
A real, disclosed favorably low property tax rate -- Door County's lowest bill
Egg Harbor's own median effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed low 0.92% (Ownwell) -- below both the national median (1.02%) and Wisconsin's own statewide median (1.58%) -- with a median annual tax bill of approximately $1,431, the lowest of any Door County community. This favorable rate sits alongside the village's high home values, so the dollar tax bill still runs meaningfully above what the low rate alone might suggest on a lower-valued home elsewhere (base record).
A real, disclosed above-average local household income
Egg Harbor's median household income ran a real, disclosed $89,375, well above the statewide figure, with a median age of 67.1 years -- a real, disclosed community profile genuinely shaped by retirement and vacation-home ownership rather than a conventional working-age labor market (base record).
Key takeaways
- Egg Harbor's median home value ($417,700) runs well above the national median -- confirm current comparable-sale pricing directly with a local agent.
- Egg Harbor's own 0.92% effective property tax rate is the lowest median tax bill in Door County (~$1,431/year), despite the village's high home values.
- Wisconsin layers a 4-bracket state income tax (3.50%-7.65%) on top of these costs, with no local add-on.
- Egg Harbor's $89,375 median household income and 67.1-year median age reflect a genuinely retiree-and-second-home-skewed community, not a conventional working-age market.
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