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Cottage Grove, WI
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Living in Cottage Grove



Cottage Grove is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 8,857 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cottage Grove is the 128th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Cottage Grove was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Cottage Grove economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Cottage Grove, where the median household income is $123,750.00.

Cottage Grove real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Cottage Grove house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Cottage Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.19% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Cottage Grove is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Cottage Grove really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cottage Grove perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Cottage Grove is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

If knowledge is power, Cottage Grove is a pretty powerful place. 54.37% of the adults in Cottage Grove have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Cottage Grove in 2018 was $50,210, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,840 for a family of four.

Cottage Grove is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Cottage Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cottage Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cottage Grove include German, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Cottage Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Spanish.


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