Cost of Living in Bowie
Bowie's cost of living centers on above-average housing costs and Prince George's County's state-maximum local income tax, layered onto Maryland's own 10-bracket state income tax.
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Learn moreAbove-average housing costs
Bowie's average home value ran $530,886 per Zillow -- genuinely above both the Prince George's County and Maryland statewide averages.
Prince George's County's maximum piggyback rate
Prince George's County levies Maryland's state-maximum 3.2% local piggyback income tax, alongside Montgomery and Howard Counties -- a real, material cost atop Maryland's 10-bracket state income tax.
Property taxes running above the county average
Bowie's own effective property tax rate (1.24%) runs a real, disclosed 11% above Prince George's County's own 1.12% average.
Key takeaways
- Bowie's housing costs run above both the county and Maryland statewide averages.
- Prince George's County's 3.2% piggyback income tax is Maryland's state maximum.
- Bowie's effective property tax rate runs 11% above the county average.
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