How long do people stay in their homes in Cottage Grove, WI?

Name: How long people stay in Cottage Grove, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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27.8% (±8.4 points) of households in Cottage Grove, WI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

11.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 27.8% (±8.4 points)
Since before 2000: 11.0%

When households in Cottage Grove moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Cottage Grove	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
2023 or later	8.9% (±5.2 points)	6.5%	4.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	18.9% (±6.6 points)	25.6%	19.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	39.6% (±7.1 points)	38.1%	38.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	21.7% (±5.7 points)	14.8%	17.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.0% (±7.8 points)	7.5%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	0.0% (±0.6 points)	7.5%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Cottage Grove, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Dane County (32.1%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (23.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Cottage Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cottage Grove
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Cottage Grove	—	27.8% (±8.4 points)	—
Town of Cottage Grove	2.7 mi	13.8% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Town of Sun Prairie	4.0 mi	22.3% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
McFarland	6.4 mi	22.2% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sun Prairie	6.5 mi	29.4% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Blooming Grove	6.9 mi	23.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Monona	7.0 mi	28.1% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield	7.2 mi	20.9% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Deerfield (Dane County)	7.5 mi	6.5% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Cottage Grove, WI (13.8%), Town of Deerfield (Dane County), WI (6.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Dane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
4	Shorewood Hills	35.9% (±6.7 points)
5	Middleton	35.2% (±4.1 points)
6	Cross Plains	31.6% (±7.2 points)
7	Windsor	29.8% (±7.3 points)
8	Sun Prairie	29.4% (±3.0 points)
9	Monona	28.1% (±5.2 points)
10	Cottage Grove	27.8% (±8.4 points)
11	Verona	27.2% (±5.8 points)
12	Stoughton	26.6% (±4.9 points)
13	Black Earth	25.6% (±9.8 points)
14	Town of Blooming Grove	23.6% (±6.6 points)
15	Oregon	23.2% (±4.8 points)
16	Mount Horeb	23.0% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Dane County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cottage Grove

How often do people move in Cottage Grove?

27.8% of households in Cottage Grove, WI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Cottage Grove have?

11.0% of households in Cottage Grove have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cottage Grove village, Wisconsin

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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