Another notable thing is that Cougar is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
Cougar’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
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.
Being a small town, Cougar does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
