Bowden 30 Poor
Bowden Livability #395 ranked city in West Virginia#27,872 ranked city in the USARanks better than 4% of areas

Pros and Cons of Living in Bowden

PROS
  • Cost Of Living

    The overall cost of living in this area is much lower than average. This includes everyday goods and services, as well as housing, utilities and health care.

CONS
  • Amenities

    A majority of amenities are not ideally situated within a reasonable walking distance, which may lead residents to rely on a vehicle or public transportation.

  • Employment

    A low score in the employment category could indicate that this area struggles with high unemployment rates and low household income and income per capita levels.

  • Housing

    With a lower than average score in the housing category, this area could struggle with housing affordability, poor appreciation rates and home values well below the national average.

  • Schools

    Lower than average education levels, poor reading and math scores, as well as the inaccessibility of local elementary and high schools could all be factors in the low schools score.

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      Bowden transportation information

      Statistic Bowden West Virginia National
      Average one way commuten/a26min26min
      Workers who drive to workn/a82.0%76.4%
      Workers who carpooln/a9.9%9.3%
      Workers who take public transitn/a0.9%5.1%
      Workers who bicyclen/a0.1%0.6%
      Workers who walkn/a2.9%2.8%
      Working from homen/a3.1%4.6%
      Source: The Bowden, WV data and statistics displayed above are derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).