City profile · Oregon · Census ACS 2023

Cottage Grove, OR

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Cottage Grove - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

10,630
Residents
$64,133
Median income
$318,800
Median home
$1,688
Median rent (state)

Cottage Grove - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Cottage Grove places in the 42nd percentile for household income and the 27th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

42nd
percentile, household income
68th
percentile, home value
67th
percentile, median rent
27th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Cottage Grove, OR

Oregon's Cottage Grove is a small town, with 10,630 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Cottage Grove households earn a median of $64,133 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 11.6%. Cottage Grove's housing stock carries a median value of $318,800, and the median resident age is 39.3 years. Educational attainment runs 20.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 60.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 129 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 193% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 2230.2 crimes per 100,000 residents, near the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with 46.5 inches of precipitation per year and 2.7 inches of snowfall.

Oregon carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Oregon at 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,688 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Oregon's average monthly utility costs around $185 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 96.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

10,630 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Oregon

Median Household Income

$64,133 /yr

Poverty 11.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.4 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Oregon average

How does Cottage Grove compare to other US cities?

Here's how Cottage Grove stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 42% higher than other cities
Home value 68% pricier than other cities
Median rent 67% pricier than other cities
Safety 27% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Oregon, Cottage Grove ranks #49 of 85 Oregon cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Cottage Grove against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Oregon only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Oregon-relative analysis

Poverty Rate places Cottage Grove toward the top of Oregon's cities

Among the 395 Oregon cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Cottage Grove ranks #91 - the 77th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Cottage Grove only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#223 of 364
39th percentile in Oregon
Median Gross Rent
#103 of 395
71st percentile in Oregon
Median Home Value
#206 of 366
43rd percentile in Oregon
Poverty Rate
#91 of 395
77th percentile in Oregon
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#216 of 395
45th percentile in Oregon

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Oregon only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

42ndIncome percentile
27thSafety percentile

42nd percentile nationally for median household income · 27th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Cottage Grove's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Cottage Grove's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 34 Avg. percentile National median
Cottage Grove's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Cottage Grove's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$318,800 32nd percentile more affordable than 32% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Cottage Grove $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Cottage Grove, OR Cottage Grove, OR's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Cottage Grove, OR-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Cottage Grove, OR median $64,133/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Cottage Grove, OR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Cottage Grove, OR. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 20.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 11.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 60.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
10,630
Median Income
$64,133
Median Home Value
$318,800
Median Age
39.3
Poverty Rate
11.6%
Labor force participation
60.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.7%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2230.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
272.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1957.3
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
52.3°F
Annual Precipitation
46.5"
Annual Snowfall
2.7"

Schools

Total Schools
8
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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10,600 residents10,700 residents10,800 residents10,900 residents 202020212022202320242025 10,649 residents 10,851 residents ▲ +1.9%
Cottage Grove's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
129
housing units authorized
Single-Family
9
detached homes
Multifamily
120
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
12.1
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 44
2020 26
2021 121
2022 19
2023 19
2024 129

Permit volume increased 193% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
74.7%
Carpool
9.7%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
6.7%
Work from Home
8.3%

Based on 5,122 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Oregon - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$50
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$50
avg/month
Total Utilities
$185
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Oregon state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Oregon state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Cottage Grove sits in

Cost of Living Index
103.4
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,688/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
96.4 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Oregon

Fairview
10,627 people
Santa Clara
10,623 people
Silverton
10,445 people
Newport
10,393 people
Damascus
10,888 people
White
10,913 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Cottage Grove's 10,630 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
10,630 people
Mount Airy, NC
10,631 people
Munhall, PA
10,633 people
Potomac Park, CA
10,634 people
Memphis, FL
10,626 people
Chalco, NE
10,625 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Cottage Grove's $64,133 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Byron, MI
$64,135 median income
Jacksonville, OH
$64,135 median income
Hanover, PA
$64,135 median income
College, CA
$64,130 median income
Pittsburgh, PA
$64,137 median income
Rainsville, AL
$64,140 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Cottage Grove, OR Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Cottage Grove, OR - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 80.1% 9.7% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.2% White 80.1% Black or African American 0.2% Asian 3.6% American Indian 2.2% Native Hawaiian 0.1% Some other race 4.2% Two or more races 9.7% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Cottage Grove compares to nearby Oregon cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Cottage Grove (this city) 10,630 $64,133
Fairview 10,627 $71,024
Santa Clara 10,623 $82,530
Silverton 10,445 $74,286
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OR FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Cottage Grove, OR?

What is the population of Cottage Grove, OR? +

10,630 people live in Cottage Grove, OR according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Cottage Grove, OR? +

The median household income in Cottage Grove is $64,133 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Cottage Grove? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Cottage Grove; the closest available measure is the Oregon state average, a cost of living index of 103.4 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Oregon vary by metro area.

Is Cottage Grove, OR safe? +

Cottage Grove has a total crime rate of 2230.2 per 100,000 residents, which is near the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Cottage Grove, OR? +

Homes in Cottage Grove carry a median value of $318,800, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Cottage Grove? +

Climate normals put Cottage Grove's yearly average temperature at 52.3°F, 46.5 inches of precipitation, and 2.7 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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