2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Bowie, MD vs Detroit, MI

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- The median age of a home in Bowie is 85.0% younger than the median age of a home in Detroit.
 Bowie, MDDetroit, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age407442
 Median Home Cost$471,100$71,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.7%9.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.44.2%52.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.86.5%130.9%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$13.1$23.3$11.0
 Homes Owned83.4%36.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant2.3%23.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented14.2%39.4%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bowie, MDDetroit, MIUnited States
 Average Rent$2,730$1,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,910$750$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,940$850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,210$1,080$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,770$1,340$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,300$1,450$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bowie, MDDetroit, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.3%1.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%1.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%1.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.2%0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.0%18.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bowie, MDDetroit, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.4%13.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%19.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.1%18.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%13.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.0%8.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.3%9.0%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9992.8%6.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99919.1%5.5%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99940.8%2.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99922.3%0.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99910.9%0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%0.3%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.2%0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bowie, MDDetroit, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201410.1%2.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.1%2.9%13.6%
 1990 to 199921.6%2.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.7%3.0%13.2%
 1970 to 19799.3%4.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196921.6%2.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19592.8%23.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.5%21.4%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.6%33.9%12.2%
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 9 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 12 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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