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Bowling Green is a small town of 1,561 people in Caroline County, Virginia. It's about 37 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $751 a month.
1,561people
$336kTypical home
$751/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,561
- Part of a metro area
- About 973 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Richmond, VA
- 37 mi to Richmond, VA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,121/mo)
- Median rent $751/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 44% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RIC airport
- 38 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 220 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 258 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caroline County: R+9 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk