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Outdoors in Bowie
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1933
GENERAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF EAST (FRONT) AND NORTH SIDE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST WITH CEMETERY IN FOREGROUND - Sacred Heart C…, 1933
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About Bowie
City in Maryland, United StatesBowie () is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; it is also the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland. The city is home to Bowie State University, Maryland's oldest historically Black university.
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How Bowie ranks
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Housing in Bowie
The typical Bowie home is worth about $521,000, about the same as a year ago, 22% above the Maryland typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Bowie
Safety Grade C+
Bowie reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less. Within Maryland, it does better than 57% of towns.
Work & commute in Bowie
Full picture →Most working residents leave Bowie for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (22%), Baltimore (3%) and Parole (2%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Health in Bowie
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maryland
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bowie
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bowie
Full climate →Bowie has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bowie
All Bowie schools →School Grade D
The public schools Bowie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MD. Ratings are from neighbors.
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