2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Bowling Green, KY vs Gary, IN

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- The median age of a home in Bowling Green is 97.0% younger than the median age of a home in Gary.
 Bowling Green, KYGary, INUnited States
 Median Home Age33  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$79,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.9%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock54.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.77.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$12.6$11.0
 Homes Owned34.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock28.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented55.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Bowling Green, KYGary, INUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,110$1,840
 Studio Apartment$730  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$750$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$930  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,130$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,430  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Bowling Green, KYGary, INUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock3.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Bowling Green, KYGary, INUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock20.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9993.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99920.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99922.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Bowling Green, KYGary, INUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock3.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200919.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock22.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock22.1%12.2%
Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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