Cottage Grove.
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6 tracts·41K people·$379K median·1,226/mi²
White 74 · Hispanic 8 · Asian 7 · Black 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 0
Married couple 61 · Other 23 · Living alone 17
Manufacturing 30 · Retail 26 · Health 22 · Leisure 8 · Professional 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Sales · office 20 · Service 13 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 16 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cottage Grove is $378,800 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Cottage Grove has 40,992 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 73.5% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian, 6.1% Black, 5.0% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.2% (Census ACS).
COTTAGE GROVE ELEMENTARY (67%), GREY CLOUD ELEMENTARY (57%) and HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY (49%) lead the elementary schools; OLTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (41%) and COTTAGE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL (40%) lead the middle schools; Park High School (36%) and South Washington Alternative HS (1%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,783/month, 13% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cottage Grove is $120,791 a year, 40% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Cottage Grove, median rent is $1,783/month and the median home value is $378,800 (Census ACS).
Cottage Grove reported 0.7 violent crimes and 7.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 11°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 33 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cottage Grove are strong wind (97), hail (89) and tornado (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cottage Grove, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).