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Bowling Green is a small city of 29,983 people in Wood County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Toledo, OH and 75 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $897 a month.
29,983people
$226kTypical home
$897/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
203Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,983
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,293 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Detroit, MI
- 20 mi to Toledo, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,426/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (538 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 18% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 38% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TOL airport
- 60 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Wood County: R+10 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk