A town of 29,983, settled in 1901. Nearly 7.4% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Bowling Green does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Bowling Green. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Bowling Green’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Toledo (10%), Findlay (4%) and Perrysburg (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
14 miles of trails across 17 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wintergarden Nature Preserve | 3.7 mi | 125 |
| 2. Simpson Garden Park | 1 mi | 9 |
| 3. City Park | 0.9 mi | 76 |
Bowling Green beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Bowling Green | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.3% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.1% | 7.7% |
The public schools Bowling Green’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conneaut Elementary School | K–5 | 414 | B− |
| Crim Elementary School | K–5 | 344 | C+ |
| Kenwood Elementary School | K–5 | 293 | B |
| Northwest Ohio Montessori Private | PK–K | 23 | |
| Bowling Green Middle School | 6–8 | 589 | C+ |
| Bowling Green High School | 9–12 | 799 | C+ |
Bowling Green reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Bowling Green has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
The typical Bowling Green home is worth about $268,000, up 2.9% in a year, 8% above the Ohio typical home.
7.4% of the town is conserved land, across 17 parks and preserves.
8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Bowling Green on the National Register of Historic Places.
28 notable people were born in Bowling Green.
City in Wood County, Ohio
Bowling Green is a city in, and the county seat of, Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 30,808 at the 2020 census. Located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Toledo, it is part of the Toledo metropolitan area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University.
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2 towns share a border with Bowling Green.
