A great place to live, work and play…..

www.cottage-grove.org



A great place to live, wo

ork and play…..

History



Great Schoo

ols

Environmental
Leadership



Transportation

Leaders

The Mississippi

River

Parks



Parks and O

Open Space

1,200 Acres of Park
1 Regional Park
7 Community Parks
27 Neighborhood Parks
60 Miles of Trails
39 Miles of Shoreline and Bluffs
2 Golf Courses
1 Splash Pad
An award wining bike park.
A destination dog park.

Planned and Coor
Space

rdinated Open

Planned and Coo
Space

ordinated Open



Park Master
Planning





Population Growth

Cottage Po
Grove
2010 20
Year

Estimate 34,589 37

opulation

020 2030 2040

7,500 43,200 49,300

Housing Growth

Cottage Hou
Grove

Year 2010 202
Estimate 11,719 13,7

useholds

20 2030 2040
700 16,200 18,600

Aging Population

• The median age in Cottage
• By 2040, the Metropolitan
population in Cottage Grov
be 21 percent of the popul

Grove as of 2014 was 35.
Council estimates that the
ve that is age 65 or greater will
lation.

Housing



Growth Area

as





Market Dynamics

s

Affordable Housing ($1

166,000)

Cottage Grove has 11,959
households of which, 18%
meet the 2014 Affordable
Housing In­dex of $166,000.



835 Units in the
Thompson
Grove
Neighborhood
meet the
Affordable
Housing Index

Low Income Housin

• Washington County HRA
• Physical Improvements
• Two Rivers Land Trust
• County CDBG Advisory Co

ng

ommittee

Housing Priority

The City Council has identifie
housing opportunities as one
top initiatives for 2015-2016

ed
e of its
6.

Solicitation of Marke

et Interest