Cost of Living in Bowling Green, KY

Its mediocre, generic town in a bottom 4 state in flyover country. The town is at about 71K and its boring, the music scene is almost nonexistent, and the genre is usually country/twang southern rock. There is SkyPAC and Capitol arts, but they are mostly centered around the Boomer demographic and needs. Very conservative politically and socially. Churches everywhere, bible study groups and people trying to convert you if they see you are a non-believer or of a different faith. Lots of smokers and sus looking people. Lots of jobs, but almost no careers, think service sector. The town is run by the same wealthy white boomers since the 70s. And it's still corrupted like it was in the good old days. Homes are becoming overpriced. Almost all the new construction in the town to accommodate the influx of people has been generic apartments and a series of fast food, car washes, and credit unions. WKU ranks bottom 25% in the nation. It basically a community college with a Panda Express. The school system is mediocre, run by teachers who phone it in. If you're not in AP classes, you're not going have many prospects for post-secondary education. Town basically shuts down around 8-9Pm on weekdays and 11-12 on weekends. There are some attempts to improve the situation, but the more open minded are running up against the close-minded boomer bible thumpers who have the majority.

I lived in Bowling Green for many years and found the people to be very friendly. There is quite a variety of restaurants and some bars have live music. The university offers many cultural activities, and Bowling Green's proximity to Nashville is good for the nightlife scene. I found it very easy to make friends here. On the downside, it gets extremely humid in summers and cool breezes are hard to come by. Bowling Green has become very popular, so traffic has worsened over the past several years.