Cottonwood, CA Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Cottonwood home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

3,243
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
100.0%
Employment Rate
11.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$242
Median Listing Price$399,475
Median Days on Market62
Active Listings82
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)103
Avg Listing Price$476,553
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-9%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-8%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3
Family Dual Income30.1
Median Household Income$34,653
Median Individual Income$23,368
Home Ownership60.2%
Home Value-
Median Rent$903
Rent Burden42.2%
Poverty39.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.0%
  • Highschool Education29.9%
  • Some College51.9%
  • Bachelors Degree11.0%
  • Graduate Degree0.3%
  • Total College or Above11.3%
  • Stem Degree26.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.6%
  • Female50.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.6%
  • Divorced18.9%
  • Never Married31.7%
  • Widowed2.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCottonwood
State IDCA
Population3,243

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.4%
19–2919.2%
30–3911.0%
40–4915.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.3%
60–698.1%
70–793.1%
80+0.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.6%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
Disabled15.9%

ETHNICITY

White94.2%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American1.9%
Pacific Islander1.7%
Other1.7%
Multiple0.4%

OTHER

Hispanic8.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured2.4%
Veteran6.7%

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Neighborhoods in Cottonwood, CA

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