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Median Home Price in Cottage Grove, WI

The median home value in Cottage Grove, WI is $482,616 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.75% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$482,616

Year-over-Year

+2.75%

Population

9,518

Cottage Grove ranks #24 of 124 Wisconsin cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 38.1% above the state's city median of $349,344. It sits in Dane County, where the county-wide median is $476,735.

Crime in Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove police recorded a violent crime rate of 116 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 452 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Cottage Grove

How much does a house cost in Cottage Grove, WI?

The median home value in Cottage Grove is $482,616. That's up 2.75% from a year earlier. That is about 38.1% above the typical county in Wisconsin.

Is Cottage Grove expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Cottage Grove are more expensive than Dane County as a whole, where the median is $476,735 — a difference of about 1.2%.

Is Cottage Grove a safe place to live?

Cottage Grove police reported 116 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,518. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.