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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Austintown, OH vs Bowling Green, OH

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Austintown needs about $85,000 in Bowling Green to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from Bowling Green, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $85,000 in Austintown.

A few differences

Austintown vs Bowling Green · facet by facet
FacetAustintown, OHBowling Green, OH
Median home price$144,300$226,100
2-bedroom rent$859/mo$946/mo
Property tax rate1.5%1.5%
State & local income tax3.91%3.91%
Sales tax7.25%7.25%
Cost of living index7480
Groceries index9595
Utilities$160/mo$160/mo
Median household income$52,978$45,154
Unemployment rate3.9%3.9%
Crime index45/10045/100
School rating5.8/105.8/10
Sunny days / year175 days175 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Austintown cheaper than Bowling Green?
Austintown has the lower day-to-day cost index (74 vs 80 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in Bowling Green equals $85,000 in Austintown?
A household earning $85,000 in Austintown needs about $85,000 in Bowling Green to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of Bowling Green lifestyle costs about $85,000 in Austintown.