Living in Bowling Green, OH
College town in Ohio
Bowling Green is a college town in Ohio, home to about 30,000 people, with 590,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Bowling Green a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $268k and rents for $1,380 a month
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Low natural disaster risk: 2 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Mild summers: highs around 82°F
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 590,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Bowling Green: common questions
What is the cost of living in Bowling Green?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $268k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,380 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 91, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Bowling Green?
Ohio collects about $932 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.17% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Bowling Green safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Bowling Green?
Public schools in Bowling Green test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 18 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Bowling Green?
Bowling Green has cold winters: winter days average around 35°F and summer days around 82°F, with roughly 21″ of snow a year.
Does Bowling Green get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 2 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.3 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Bowling Green?
The nearest major airport is DTW, about 60 mi away.
How Bowling Green scores
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