Bowling GreenMD
A town of 966.
Is Bowling Green a good place to live?
Bowling Green’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, below both Maryland’s towns (32 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 8 of the 252 Maryland towns we compare have a lower midpoint rent than Bowling Green. Bowling Green has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
966 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Flight 93 National Memorial and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bowling Green. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
23 mi MountainMount Davis
2 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
3 mi LandmarkFort Cumberland
32 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
37 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Bowling Green: who provides what
Bowling Green is unincorporated, so Allegany County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bowling Green.
Bowling Green has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 60% of Bowling Green’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to heat waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim here since 1996.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bowling Green
Summers in Bowling Green are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Bowling Green’s working residents commute to Cumberland
In Bowling Green, 1.3% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Cumberland (31%), La Vale (4%) and Frostburg (3%). For Bowling Green, the income of the median household is $76,000.
| Bowling Green | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $76,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults in Bowling Green get no exercise outside work than in the typical Maryland or U.S. town
15% of adults have diabetes in Bowling Green. Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Bowling Green. In Bowling Green, 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours, against 38% in Maryland’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns.
| Bowling Green | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bowling Green | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 21.7% | 10.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Bowling Green sell for about $254K
The share of households in Bowling Green who live in a home they own: 66%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bowling Green
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bowling Green
About 6 of every 100 Bowling Green residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Questions about Bowling Green
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bowling Green, MD a good place to live?
Bowling Green has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.