Bowling GreenMD
In Maryland, this town has 966 residents.
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
For Bowling Green, the risk rating from FEMA is 13 of 100. FEMA puts 60% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to heat waves. 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
Just 1% of Bowling Green’s working residents have a job in town. For Bowling Green, the median household income is $76,000. The top destinations are Cumberland (31%), La Vale (4%) and Frostburg (3%).
| 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
Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Bowling Green. In Bowling Green, just over a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes.
| 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 $180K
66% of households live in a home they own in Bowling Green.
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.