| Index | Cottage Grove | Minnesota | National |
| Median home price | $468,138 | $339,061 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $2,258 | $1,332 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 88.9% | 71.4% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 11.1% | 28.6% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Landfall, MN | 819 | $22,997 | 93% |
| South End, MN | 66 | $79,915 | 76% |
| St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN | 108 | $142,597 | 56% |
| New Trier, MN | 87 | $311,184 | 5% |
| Prescott, WI | 4,364 | $353,778 | 8% |
| Cottage Grove, MN | 38,398 | $468,138 | 43% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Carpentersville, IL | 38,383 | $318,737 | 2% |
| Commack, NY | 38,358 | $933,098 | 186% |
| Meridian, MS | 38,491 | $154,953 | 53% |
| Mechanicsville, VA | 38,496 | $428,499 | 31% |
| Braintree Town, MA | 38,517 | $870,693 | 167% |
| Cottage Grove, MN | 38,398 | $468,138 | 43% |