Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

About Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove, WI is a close-knit town located in southern Wisconsin counting 8,974 people who proudly call it home.

Cottage Grove holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 4.69 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,913 residents per square mile.

📰 Cottage Grove News Today

• Cottage Grove man accused of pointing gun at driver in Madison, facing 3rd OWI WMTV 15 NEWS · Aug 12
• Cottage Grove man arrested for pointing gun at driver during road rage incident Channel 3000 · Aug 12
• Cottage Grove Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Concept calls for 162 new homes in Cottage Grove hngnews.com · Jun 3
• Carol Meier Obituary (1941 - 2026) - Cottage Grove, WI - Madison.com Legacy obituary · Aug 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cottage Grove Unique

• Positioned in southern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 8,974.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cottage Grove

• Don Maguey — mexican
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Black Bear Inn — regional
• Olde Town Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
• School Grounds Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Xiang Jiang — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cottage Grove

• Dominion Park reviews ★
• Door Creek Park reviews ★
• Galaxy Park reviews ★
• North Star Park reviews ★
• Blooming Grove Drumlins Natural Resource Area- North Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blooming Grove Drumlins Natural Resource Area- South Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Community Park reviews ★
• Constellation Bridge Park reviews ★
• Dublin Park reviews ★
• Fireman's Park reviews ★
• Governor Taylor Nature Park reviews ★
• McCarthy Youth & Conservation County Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cottage Grove

• Cottage Grove Elementary
• Glacial Drumlin School
• Granite Ridge School
• Taylor Prairie Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cottage Grove

🏘️ Nearby Communities