Bowling GreenIN

With 207 residents, this town was settled in 1825.

Population

207

Census survey, 2020–24

Is Bowling Green a good place to live?

29% of residents live below the poverty line in Bowling Green, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Bowling Green has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

207 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Washington Township · 1 mi Center Point · 4 mi Sugar Ridge Township · 5 mi Cass Township · 5 mi Marion Township · 6 mi Morgan Township · 7 mi

Getting set up

Moving to Bowling Green: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Bowling Green, and how to reach them.

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

SchoolsClay Community SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereClay County Circuit Court ClerkClay County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023

ZIP code4783347833 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bowling Green.

Climate

The climate in Bowling Green brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 20°, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°

Spring42–64°

Summer63–84°

Fall44–66°

Oct 20

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 20°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

The typical home in Bowling Green is valued at about $214K

For households in Bowling Green, the share who live in a home they own is 53%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 9.2%.

$214KZillow home value

Typical home value

Bowling Green$214K

Indiana$257K

+9.2%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 9.2% in a year Years of income to buyYears of income to buy RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Bowling Green: inland flooding

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bowling Green after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 54% come from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes.

43risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Bowling Green Get ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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