What percentage of people rent in Cottage Grove, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Cottage Grove, WI, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Cottage Grove, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,067 renting households against 2,482 that own their home.

In Cottage Grove, the share of households that rent went from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 1,067 (±213)
Median renter income: $78,614 (±$20,864)

Who rents and who owns in Cottage Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cottage Grove	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±6.0 points)	42.9% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,067 (±213)	107,847 (±1,771)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,482 (±277)	143,682 (±1,640)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$78,614 (±$20,864)	$56,374 (±$1,531)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$147,784 (±$16,270)	$124,753 (±$2,577)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Cottage Grove, the renter share is lower than in Dane County (42.9%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Dane County, Cottage Grove ranks 11 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 297 of 1,848.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cottage Grove has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	21.2% (±5.0 points)	30.1% (±6.0 points)	+8.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,232 (±$147)	$1,531 (±$195)	+24.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$99,322 (±$11,581)	$139,313 (±$10,732)	+40.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cottage Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cottage Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cottage Grove	—	30.1% (±6.0 points)	—
Town of Cottage Grove	2.7 mi	12.4% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Town of Sun Prairie	4.0 mi	10.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
McFarland	6.4 mi	27.3% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sun Prairie	6.5 mi	39.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Town of Blooming Grove	6.9 mi	17.9% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Monona	7.0 mi	46.4% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Deerfield	7.2 mi	20.3% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Town of Deerfield (Dane County)	7.5 mi	9.9% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Cottage Grove, WI (12.4%), Town of Sun Prairie, WI (10.3%), Town of Blooming Grove, WI (17.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sun Prairie, WI (39.2%), Monona, WI (46.4%).

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

Households that rent across Dane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Shorewood Hills	43.0% (±5.6 points)
6	Sun Prairie	39.2% (±2.7 points)
7	Stoughton	33.3% (±5.0 points)
8	Verona	32.6% (±3.9 points)
9	Cross Plains	30.8% (±5.1 points)
10	Cambridge	30.7% (±6.4 points)
11	Cottage Grove	30.1% (±6.0 points)
12	Mount Horeb	29.2% (±6.5 points)
13	Town of Dane	28.9% (±19.1 points)
14	Blue Mounds	28.0% (±9.6 points)
15	Oregon	27.6% (±5.4 points)
16	McFarland	27.3% (±4.7 points)
17	Marshall	25.8% (±9.9 points)

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cottage Grove

How many renters are there in Cottage Grove?

Cottage Grove has an estimated 1,067 (±213) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cottage Grove?

In Cottage Grove, the share of households that rent went from 21.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Cottage Grove?

A renting household in Cottage Grove has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cottage Grove?

The median renting household in Cottage Grove, WI has an income of $78,614 (±$20,864) a year, against $147,784 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cottage Grove village, Wisconsin (place:17175, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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