What about Cottage Grove WI (Madison: middle-class, real estate, houses)

[jessicaplayful]

My family and I are looking to move to Madison area next year. I've been searching real estate and was wondering if anyone could tell me about Cottage Grove. I'm assuming it's conservative (I'm liberal but have been living amongst conservatives peacably for most of my life). Is the area attractive? It seems like a decent commute to Madison.

Any information will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

[MidwesternBookWorm]

Cottage Grove is a nice little bedroom community, and it is indeed quite close to Madison. The commute, even in the winter, wouldn't be a bad one at all.

There is a bit of a difference between the "old" Cottage Grove, which was mostly farming families and historical buildings, and the "new" Cottage Grove, which is comprised of various housing developments ranging from middle-class to McMansion sized spreads. My own preference is always for an older home, which I think has more character and is frequently sturdier than contemporary construction, but that's a very individual preference. You can certainly find beautiful homes in Cottage Grove.

[jessicaplayful]

Thank you so much for the info, it's really helpful.

[gold*dust1]

Originally Posted by jessicaplayful

My family and I are looking to move to Madison area next year. I've been searching real estate and was wondering if anyone could tell me about Cottage Grove. I'm assuming it's conservative (I'm liberal but have been living amongst conservatives peacably for most of my life). Is the area attractive? It seems like a decent commute to Madison.

Any information will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Cottage Grove is a very small with not much of a downtown flavor. It has several subdivisions in town and several more in the surrounding country side. No the actual town is not what I would describe as attractive. It has some nice housing but I was surprised to see one of the subdivisions in town looking a little run down after about 9 years of being built. Things like the yards and houses not being kept up.