Auburn is a historic home located at Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. It was built about 1843, and is a two-story, three bay wide, frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It sits on a brick English basement.

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About Bowling Green

Town in Virginia, United States

1837Established

1,168Population

1.6 sq miArea

226 ftElevation

Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bowling Green had a population of 1,168. The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second-oldest Virginia Masonic Lodge, and the current location of the oldest continuously inhabited residence in Virginia.

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Town numbers

ZIP code22427, 22428

Area code804

Living in Bowling Green

Housing in Bowling Green

$363K▲ 4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bowling Green home is worth about $363,000, up 4% in a year, 12% below the Virginia typical home.

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Safety in Bowling Green

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bowling Green's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bowling Green 0

Virginia 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bowling Green 6.3

Virginia 13.9

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Bowling Green

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Most working residents leave Bowling Green for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Fredericksburg (7%), Richmond (4%) and Arlington (3%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Fredericksburg

Richmond

Arlington

Washington, DC

4%Work in townlive and work in Bowling Green 27 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 863Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Bowling Green

Health Grade C

Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Virginia

1better than VA·13worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▲ 1▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

82%More adults treating high blood pressureVA 76.8% · better 4.8%More adults who have had a strokeVA 3.3% · worse

Care nearby

Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterFredericksburg · 14.1 mi · ER

Cvhs CarolineBowling Green · 0.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Bowling Green

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🌵 Drought

0Does Bowling Green flood?no paid flood claims on record 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Bowling Green

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Climate in Bowling Green

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Bowling Green has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49° / 28°Winter

69° / 44°Spring

87° / 65°Summer

70° / 47°Fall