Warm-summer Mediterranean
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Lane County, Oregon · Population 11k · 646 ft elevation
Living in Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cottage Grove is an outdoor hub: about 35% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Cottage Grove at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,569 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $319k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,031/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.475th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 178 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,346 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,117 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 33°F | 6.6″ | 0.9″ | 110 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 34°F | 4.9″ | 1.1″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 35°F | 5.2″ | 0.3″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | — | 208 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 48°F | 1.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 50°F | 0.5″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 46°F | 1.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 6.8″ | — | 117 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 33°F | 7.6″ | 0.4″ | 95 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology