Living in Cottage Lake

In Cottage Lake, unemployment is 4.1% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Cottage Lake had a population of 22,857. Cottage Lake registered an unemployment rate of 4.09% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 3,858 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population22,857people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary7,043EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,531EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.09%country median 4.6% — 10% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.34µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Cottage Lake?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,615 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	2,531 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Cottage Lake a good place to live?

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–44%

Skilled employee44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–53%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family34%strong on family, weak on safety · range 23–45%

Retirement30%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 17–43%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Cottage Lake?

The median gross salary is about 7,043 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Cottage Lake?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 4.09 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Cottage Lake is 4.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Cottage Lake 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	7,043 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.09 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Cottage Lake?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,421of €5,118 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€5,118
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,615
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,421

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cottage Lake. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cottage Lake. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	535 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cottage Lake when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Cottage Lake's nearest major airport was 14 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	14 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KEH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cottage Lake. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 3.3°C in January and 17.2°C in July. Cottage Lake's monthly precipitation totalled 166.1 mm in January and 29.2 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Cottage Lake?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.34 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

166

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Cottage Lake is 4.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Cottage Lake 4.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.34 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.67 · Feb 8.67 · Mar 11.11 · Apr 14.11 · May 17.72 · Jun 20 · Jul 23.44 · Aug 23.72 · Sep 20.39 · Oct 14.28 · Nov 9.17 · Dec 5.94 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.056 · Feb 0.056 · Mar 1.56 · Apr 3.67 · May 6.67 · Jun 9.22 · Jul 11 · Aug 10.83 · Sep 8.67 · Oct 5.11 · Nov 1.83 · Dec -0.278 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.33 · Feb 4.33 · Mar 6.33 · Apr 8.89 · May 12.17 · Jun 14.61 · Jul 17.22 · Aug 17.28 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.72 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.83 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 166.1 · Feb 113.5 · Mar 132.6 · Apr 109.2 · May 86.87 · Jun 68.33 · Jul 29.21 · Aug 33.02 · Sep 69.34 · Oct 127.8 · Nov 181.9 · Dec 171.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	18.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	4.3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Everett ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Cottage Lake's total area was 58.9 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 382.4 people per km².

How many people live in Cottage Lake?

The published population was 22,857 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.1%
Foreign residents16.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	58.89 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	17.13 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	3,858 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	382.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	22,857 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Cottage Lake

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bothell East as a Cottage Lake alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 43.1% Bothell East vs 17.1% Cottage Lake+152%
Unemployment: 2.8% Bothell East vs 4.1% Cottage Lake−32%
Residents: 13,970 Bothell East vs 22,857 Cottage Lake−39%
Median gross pay, city: €7,349 Bothell East vs €7,043 Cottage Lake+4%
Annual PM2.5: 4.3 µg/m³ Bothell East vs 4.3 µg/m³ Cottage Lakesame level

Full comparison More about Bothell East

North Bethesda as a Cottage Lake alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3704 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 17.1% Cottage Lake+99%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 22,857 Cottage Lake+119%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.3 µg/m³ Cottage Lake+35%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €7,043 Cottage Lake−13%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.1% Cottage Lake−11%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Cottage Lake

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Maltby 6.6 km away

Rent: 1,994 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,602 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Union Hill-Novelty Hill 7.8 km away

Rent: 2,361 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 9,254 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bothell East 10.2 km away

Rent: 2,223 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 7,349 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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How many people live in Cottage Lake?

The published population was 22,857 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Cottage Lake?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

What is the typical salary in Cottage Lake?

The median gross salary is about 7,043 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Cottage Lake?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Cottage Lake?

3,858 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Cottage Lake a good place to live?

Cottage Lake may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Cottage Lake?

Woodinville, Maltby, Union Hill-Novelty Hill, Duvall, Redmond are near Cottage Lake. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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