Cost of Living Analytics

Cost of Living / Bowling Green, KY Metro

Cost of Living in Bowling Green, KY Metro

Official metro name: Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

Bowling Green, KY Metro has a population of 180,624. Median household income is $60,914 and median rent is $918 per month. Rent is roughly 18.1% of median monthly income.

State: KYPopulation: 180,624Income: $60,914Rent: $918Affordability: Affordable (18.1%)
Median Household Income
$60,914
Annual (ACS median)
Median Rent
$918
Monthly (ACS median gross rent)
Rent as % of Income
18.1%
rent ÷ (income/12)
Cost Index
81
Simplified relative index

Is Bowling Green, KY Metro expensive?

Based on median rent and income, Bowling Green, KY Metro has a Affordable rent burden. Median rent is $918, which is about 18.1% of median monthly household income.

Average rent in Bowling Green, KY Metro

Median rent (ACS) is $918 per month. (Neighborhoods vary widely.)

How much income do you need in Bowling Green, KY Metro?

Median household income (ACS) is $60,914 per year. Housing costs take a bigger share of income when rent burden is high.

Other metros in KY

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Data sources

  • US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
  • Affordability metric: median rent ÷ (median household income / 12).
  • Figures are metro-level medians; local variation is expected.