A typical Ephraim home is worth roughly $505,000
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Ephraim?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
2 of Ephraim’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Ephraim’s homes were built before 1955.
Wisconsin: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
What it takes to buy in Ephraim
Try your own numbers below.
That’s $226K short of a typical Ephraim home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190 a month here, $2,060 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Wisconsin typical property tax (1.42% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190
Renters already here pay a median of $956, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Door County, WI): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Ephraim in 2025, all in buildings with two or more homes. Over the past 10 years, Ephraim has permitted 45 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Ephraim gained 57 residents while 28 new homes were permitted: about 2 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Wisconsin: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4 | 0 | 4 | $720,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $360,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 14 | $2.5 million |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $557,000 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $644,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $600,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $698,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $651,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $810,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $960,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $370,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $875,000 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $330,000 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $895,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $240,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Ephraim's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Ephraim vs. its neighbors
Ephraim is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim | $505K* | — | $1,190 | 2 | $100,313 |
| Liberty Grove | $419K* | — | $1,200 | — | $79,500 |
| Gibraltar | $499K* | — | $1,240 | — | $103,984 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Ephraim buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.