Bowie
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Outdoors in Bowie
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About Bowie
City in Montague County, Texas, USBowie ( BOO-ee) is a town in Montague County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,448 at the 2020 census.
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How Bowie ranks
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Housing in Bowie
The typical Bowie home is worth about $243,000, down 3.6% in a year, 19% below the Texas typical home.
Safety in Bowie
Safety Grade C
Bowie reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.
Work & commute in Bowie
Full picture →Most working residents leave Bowie for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Worth (9%), Decatur (5%) and Wichita Falls (4%). Half commute less than 47 miles.
Health in Bowie
Health Grade C
Healthier than 32% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 55% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bowie
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bowie
Full climate →Bowie has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 31°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Bowie
All Bowie schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Bowie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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 TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
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