Apartments for Rent in Cottage Grove, MN

Prices and availability in Cottage Grove, MN were last updated on 22 Oct 2026.

The best apartments in Cottage Grove, MN are: Grove80 Apartments, Hinton Heights, The Aurilla Apartments, Woodland Park Apartments and The Cottages of Cottage Grove.

The average rent in Cottage Grove, MN is $1,403.

The price range for a studio apartment in Cottage Grove, MN is between $1,139 and $4,165.

The price range for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cottage Grove, MN is between $1,059 and $2,119.

The price range for a 2-bedroom apartment in Cottage Grove, MN is between $1,059 and $2,945.

The price range for a 3-bedroom apartment in Cottage Grove, MN is between $1,059 and $4,165.

In Cottage Grove 12% of the housing is rented out compared to 88% of homes are owned, according to the most recent Census Bureau estimates. 29% of Cottage Grove's apartments are found in large buildings of 50 units or more, 57% are located in smaller apartment complexes with less than 50 units, and 14% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Cottage Grove is 27 years old, with 41% being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 3 stories, of which 87% are garden-style apartment communities, 19% are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Cottage Grove come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0.8% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 40% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 44% of all rentals in Cottage Grove. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.