Cottage Grove is a city in Lane County, Oregon, home to about 10,698 people across 3.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97424.
Homes sold for a median of $275 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cottage Grove. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)127 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Eugene Airport (EUG)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR123 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA719 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cottage Grove; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cottage Grove had 10,574 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.
It’s the 60th largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Lane County grew from 19,604 residents in 1900 to 382,971 in 2020.
Lane County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 46.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cottage Grove 2e, OR weather station (about a mile away).
129,060 jobs at 10,151 businesses in Lane County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
233 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cottage Grove.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 19 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 15 |
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 22 |
| Mental health providers | 164 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1887.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by South Lane SD 45J3. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Character EducationCottage Grove | K–12 | 354 | Charter | 0.5 mi |
| Bohemia Elementary SchoolCottage Grove | K–5 | 443 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Harrison Elementary SchoolCottage Grove | K–5 | 450 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| London SchoolCottage Grove | K–8 | 72 | Public | 9.4 mi |
| Lincoln Middle SchoolCottage Grove | 6–8 | 455 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Al Kennedy High SchoolCottage Grove | 9–12 | 62 | Alternative Education | 3.6 mi |
| Cottage Grove High SchoolCottage Grove | 9–12 | 640 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove Christian SchoolCottage Grove | Pre-K–7 | 19 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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