IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Bowie, MD
Bowie is a mid-size city of 57,926 people in Prince George's County, Maryland. It's about 15 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $2k a month.
57,926people
$459kTypical home
$2,330/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
Is Bowie right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 57,926
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,834 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Washington, DC
- 15 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,896/mo)
- Median rent $2,330/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BWI airport
- 16 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 174 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,335 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 329 bars within 25 mi
- 828 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 55 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 178 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prince George's County: D+75 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk