Door County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

Door County, WI real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Door County pay a median of $3,486 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $342,600, an effective rate of about 1.02%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes Door County the #6 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,086 a month, and $1,120 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $343,000 home here comes to about $2,301 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $99,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,795).