Cottage Grove, Oregon
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 1.9% since 2020.
10,851
people, the 48th-largest of Oregon's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Oregon's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
75.5%
of 3,318 jobs located in Cottage Grove are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 62% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,254
a month. Oregon's median is $1,525.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $1,201 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Lane County.
- $927 Tract 36
- $2,128 Tract 50
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$826–$1,240
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,254 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 185 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 78% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 80% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–0.7% to the 4,479 homes here.
18–33
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 27% less than Oregon's.
$346,600
median home value in Cottage Grove.
- $346,600 Cottage Grove
- $477,600 Oregon
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year