Homes for Sale in Cottage Grove, MN

Here is where the Cottage Grove market stood in August 2026. The median sale price has increased by 8% from last year to $438,500. Homes are selling 18 days more quickly than last year, averaging 34 days on market, and sellers are receiving 98.1% of their original asking price. The area is currently a seller's market with 2.9 months of supply. Active inventory is up 28% from last year to 169 homes for sale.

In this seller's market, buyers should be prepared to act quickly, while sellers can generally expect strong interest if priced correctly.

In Cottage Grove, homes were most commonly built in 1990-1999, about 88% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, and the average commute is 24 minutes. Roughly 78% of homes are single-family detached, and the median home was built in 1990.

Homeowners with a mortgage typically spend $2,254 a month on housing costs, higher than the Twin Cities metro and the median property tax bill is $3,994 a year.