Bowling Green metro · South

Bowling Green, KY

Kentucky · approx. 262,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$58.4K

household / year

Avg home price

$223K

~$1,117/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,170

per month

Cost of living

100 = US avg

How Bowling Green scores

Job market depth36/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability94/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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