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Bowling Green is a tiny town of 966 people in Allegany County, Maryland. It's about 46 miles from Winchester, VA and 84 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $899 a month.
966people
$132kTypical home
$899/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
211Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 966
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,002 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 46 mi to Winchester, VA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$832/mo)
- Median rent $899/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,167 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to JST airport
- 86 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Maryland districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allegany County: R+40 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk