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Cottage Grove is a small city of 40,992 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 20 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,992people
$379kTypical home
$1,783/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
228Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,992
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,219 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,389/mo)
- Median rent $1,783/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (629 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSP airport
- 16 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 889 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,484 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 161 bars within 25 mi
- 461 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 78 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk