Another notable thing is that Cougar is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Cougar’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Overall, Cougar’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Cougar has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Cougar has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cougar than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cougar may be for you.
One downside of living in Cougar is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cougar, the average commute to work is 37.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Cougar is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Cougar ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The people who call Cougar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cougar residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Cougar include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
The most common language spoken in Cougar is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
