Bowling Green vs Owensboro
Bowling Green, KY compared with Owensboro, KY · 66 miles apart
Bowling Green has 78,505 residents to Owensboro’s 60,892. Bowling Green comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Owensboro does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Bowling Green, KY | Owensboro, KY | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78,505 | 60,892 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,869 | 2,857 |
| Median household income | $48,873 | $56,357 |
| Median home value | $241,900 | $178,900 |
| Median rent | $998 | $905 |
| Homeownership | 36.6% | 57.4% |
| Average commute | 17.8 min | 17.1 min |
| Median age | 28.7 | 37.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 31.2% | 26.1% |
| Poverty rate | 25.6% | 18.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 3.2× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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