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Lexington-Fayette urban county vs Bowling Green

Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY compared with Bowling Green, KY · 131 miles apart

Lexington-Fayette urban county has 329,751 residents to Bowling Green’s 78,505. Lexington-Fayette urban county comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Bowling Green does better on median rent, average commute.

Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY Bowling Green, KY
Population 329,751 78,505
Density (per sq mi) 1,162 1,869
Median household income $69,479 $48,873
Median home value $293,500 $241,900
Median rent $1,164 $998
Homeownership 53.8% 36.6%
Average commute 20.9 min 17.8 min
Median age 35.3 28.7
Bachelor's degree + 48.3% 31.2%
Poverty rate 14.9% 25.6%
Unemployment 4.9% 4.9%
Price to income 4.2× 4.9×

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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