Cottondale, Florida

About Cottondale

Set in the northwestern part of Florida, Cottondale is a tiny community with an estimated population of 879.

Cottondale holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 269 residents per square mile.

📰 Cottondale News Today

• Cottondale Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Oct 7
• Train strikes, kills pedestrian walking along tracks in Cottondale WTVY · Jul 29
• Sharon Lynn Deese Obituary (2026) - Cottondale, FL - Marianna Chapel Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Sep 30
• Cottondale Football Videos MaxPreps · Oct 9
• Cottondale Hornets are eager to hit the field after weeks of fall practice mypanhandle.com · Aug 17

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What Makes Cottondale Unique

• Positioned in northwestern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Cottondale

• COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL

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

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