Living in Egg Harbor, WI
Egg Harbor is a tiny town of 343 people in Door County, Wisconsin. It's about 50 miles from Green Bay, WI and 141 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $1k a month.
343people
$442kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
56"Snow
185Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 343
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 139 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 50 mi to Green Bay, WI
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,785/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (401 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 15% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to ESC airport
- 148 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 505 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Door County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.