The median home in Cottage Grove, Minnesota is valued at $384,436, up 1.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,762, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 18.2x — near the national average of 18x. Cottage Grove is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$384,436

+1.2%

Rent$1,762/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$76,887 on $384,436

Out of reach — 39.2% of income

Need $105,129/yr to afford.

PITI$2,453

P/I39.2%

Afford$274K

Gap-$110K

P&I $1,944Tax $359Ins $150

Renting $691/mo cheaper ($1,762 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MN ins. 28% per HUD.

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COTTAGE GROVE, MN