Door County

Wisconsin · FIPS 55029

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Door County ranks #1,158 of 3,210, and #36 of 72 in Wisconsin.

Mortgage lending activity in Door County, Wisconsin based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Door County, Wisconsin saw 1,414 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 993 of those loans and denied 186, producing a denial rate of 13.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 70.2%. The average loan amount was $282,539 at an average note rate of 7.23%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 143 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 7.8x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 7.8 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

1,414
Applications
993
Originated
13.2%
Denial Rate
$282,539
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Door County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
24.4%
Top-3 share
42.2%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Door County, lead originator Nicolet National Bank funded 24.4% of 993 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 42.2% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Door County's 1,414 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Door County's $282,539 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Door County

Nicolet National Bank funded 242 of the 993 loans originated in Door County, 24.4% of the county. 143 lenders reported activity here.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Door County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Door County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.