Bowling Green, Kentucky

Climate
Average Temperature: 58.9 Degrees Farenheit
Prevailing Winds: South, 8 mph
Average Rainfall: 48.11"
Average Snowfall: 9.1"

City Government
Type: City manager with mayor and four commissioners, city attorney, city financial officer, clerk and treasurer, and police and fire chiefs.
City Employees: 730 (full, part-time, seasonal)
ISO Fire Insurance Rating: Class 3
Fire Stations: 5
Manpower: 100
Vehicles: 27
Police Officers: 155
City Hall Telephone: (270) 393-3000
Emergency Fire / Police Telephone: 911

County Government
Type: County judge-executive with six magistrates, county attorney, county clerk, auditor, treasurer, three district judges, three circuit court judges and sheriff.
Sheriff Department Employees: 83
Emergency Fire / Sheriff Telephone: 911
County Judge-Executive's Office: (270) 843-4146

Taxes
State Sales Tax: 6%
Lodging Tax: 5%
Property Tax Rates per $100 of Assessed Value (100%):

Other Taxes
Bowling Green has a 2% employee withholding fee and levies a 2% tax on net profits on all commercial and industrial companies doing business in the city limits. Warren County has a 3% utilities gross receipts license tax for schools. Warren County Schools has a 0.5 percent withholding fee and levies a 0.5 percent tax on net profits on all commercial and industrial companies doing business in the Warren County School District.

Trade Area
10 Counties
Estimated Population: 255,000

Time Zone
CST: October - March
CDT: March - October

Transporatation

Nearest Airports

Bowling Green - Warren County Regional Airport
(270) 842-1101
www.bgwcairport.org
Full flight service, all weather capability, FBO 24 hours 7 days, rental cars, aircraft maintenance, free parking, courtesy car. Two paged, lighted runways (6,500 feet and 3,950 feet).

Nashville International Airport - 1 hour

Louisville International Airport - 2 hours

Miles to Bowling Green From Major Cities
Atlanta - 314
Birmingham - 266
Chicago - 398
Cincinnati - 224
Cleveland - 464
Columbus - 330
Detroit - 477
Indianapolis - 225
Louisville - 111
Miami - 976
Milwaukee - 480
Nashville - 60
New Orleans - 590
Pittsburgh - 498
St. Louis - 282