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Cost of living in Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio has about 29,983 people. Typical rent is $897 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $45,154 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #264 in Ohio on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $897 a month.

Bowling Green is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $45,154 a year.

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People
29,983
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$897
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$45,154
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$226,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,145
Toledo, OH MSA

Bowling Green, Ohio has about 29,983 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $226,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wood County is $1,145 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bowling Green. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Toledo, OH metro area, prices sit at 91.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bowling Green's exact store tax.

Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a Bowling Green bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bowling Green's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Ohio averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 361 have higher typical rent than Bowling Green.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.