Warren County · Kentucky · South · 75k residents
Bowling Green, KY: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Bowling Green: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Kentucky median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,090/wk. Kentucky's corporate income tax rate is 5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,090/wk
Corporate income tax
5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
31.2%
Commercial electricity
11.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Bowling Green's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
59/100
Steady
Ranks Bowling Green's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $241,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $140 |
| Property tax rate | 0.83% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $838/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,004/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.45% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Corporate income tax | 5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,090/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.2% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 37.1/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $100,650 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $79,120 |
| Wage: General manager | $71,170 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,970 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,730 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $53,450 |
| Wage: Electrician | $55,740 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $28,430 |
| Cost of living index | 81 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $50/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 93 |
| Childcare (per child) | $850/mo |
| Median household income | $48,873 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% |
| Population | 75k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.2/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 89/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 28°F |
| Annual snowfall | 9 in |
| Home price YoY | +0.4% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.0% |
| Rent MoM | +0.9% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.5% |
| Building permits YoY | -26.7% |
| Ocean coast | 457 mi |
| Big lake | 81 mi |
| Mountains | 152 mi |
| Major airport | 62 mi |
| Ski resort | 171 mi |
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- Is Bowling Green a good place to run a business?
- Kentucky's corporate income tax rate is 5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,090/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Bowling Green, KY?
- Bowling Green indexes at 81 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,004/mo and a acs median home value of $241,900.
- How much does a house cost in Bowling Green?
- The acs median home value in Bowling Green is $241,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Bowling Green?
- A two-bedroom in Bowling Green rents for about $1,004/mo.