Moving to Egg Harbor: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Egg Harbor means moving to a real, historic Door County peninsula village -- a genuinely retirement-and-second-home-skewed community with a favorably low property tax rate offsetting genuinely high home values.
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Learn moreA real, historic founding and a distinct dual-municipality structure
Egg Harbor was Door County's tenth organized town, established July 9, 1861, by early settlers Jacob and Levi Thorp, whose lumbering-turned-farming-and-orchard operation left the historic 1871 Cupola House as a lasting landmark. The separate, incorporated Village of Egg Harbor formed in 1964 around the 'downtown' core, distinct from the surrounding, more rural Town of Egg Harbor -- worth understanding precisely, since the two are separate municipalities with separate governance (base record).
A genuinely retiree-and-second-home-skewed community
Egg Harbor's real, disclosed median age of 67.1 years and median household income of $89,375 reflect a community genuinely shaped by retirement and vacation-home ownership rather than a conventional working-age labor market -- the top local employment sectors are Accommodation & Food Services, Real Estate & Rental & Leasing, and Professional/Scientific/Technical Services, consistent with a tourism-driven local economy (base record).
Genuinely high home values offset by a real, favorably low property tax rate
Egg Harbor's median home value ran $417,700 in 2023, well above the national median, but the village's own effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed low 0.92% -- the lowest median tax bill in Door County at approximately $1,431/year -- a genuine, disclosed trade-off worth understanding before budgeting (base record).
A real, fast-growing, environmentally-recognized small village
Egg Harbor grew a real, disclosed 11.94% since the 2020 Census (358 to an estimated 403 residents by 2026) -- fast growth for its tiny size, consistent with Door County's broader retiree and second-home in-migration pattern. Egg Harbor was also the first community in Door County to earn Green Tier Legacy Community status, a real, disclosed state environmental-stewardship designation (base record).
Key takeaways
- Egg Harbor's identity is genuinely anchored by its 1861 founding, the historic 1871 Cupola House, and Door County's orchard-and-golf-course tourism economy.
- The community is real and disclosed as heavily retiree/second-home-skewed (67.1-year median age) rather than a conventional working-age town.
- Egg Harbor's 0.92% effective property tax rate is Door County's lowest, but home values ($417,700 median) run well above the national median.
- The village grew a real 11.94% since 2020 and was Door County's first Green Tier Legacy Community.
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