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Homes in Bowie
Bowie is a city of houses: of its 22,070 homes, 72% are detached, 18% are townhouses and other attached houses and 10% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 45% of homes standing today; 15% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1982. Owners live in 84% of homes.
Of the 18 Maryland cities we have census figures for, Bowie has the smallest share of apartments. In nearby Severn, 12 miles away, 25% of homes were built before 1980, so Bowie's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Bowie's homes are newer than those in 53% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Replacement windows
45% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Whole-house orders
With 72% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 84% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Townhouses
18% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on townhouses usually need a separate panel set for each face.
Bowie weather and your shutters
At Glenn Dale Bell Stn, MD (4 mi away), July averages a high of 88.5°F and January a low of 21.6°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to March.
About 39 days a year reach 90°F, 112 nights fall to freezing and 45.1 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the Maryland cities we have climate normals for, Bowie has the most freezing days.
That's more freezing nights than in 72% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 54 min on the longest day to 9 h 26 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 74° above the horizon in June and 28° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Glenn Dale Bell Stn, MD (temperature) and Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw, MD (precipitation, 7 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43.9°F | 21.6°F | 3 in |
| Feb | 46.7°F | 23.2°F | 2.7 in |
| Mar | 54.7°F | 31.3°F | 3.9 in |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 3.4 in |
| May | 74.6°F | 51.4°F | 4.1 in |
| Jun | 82.5°F | 61.2°F | 4.2 in |
| Jul | 88.5°F | 66.1°F | 4.2 in |
| Aug | 87°F | 64.8°F | 4.1 in |
| Sep | 79.4°F | 57.4°F | 4.5 in |
| Oct | 68°F | 43.8°F | 4.1 in |
| Nov | 56.8°F | 33.1°F | 3.3 in |
| Dec | 47.9°F | 26.8°F | 3.6 in |
Cold winters
With 112 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Humid summers
Hot days and 45.1 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Bowie
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Bowie
- Severn 12 mi
- Washington 16 mi
- Silver Spring 16 mi
- Glen Burnie 16 mi
- Columbia 18 mi
- Wheaton 19 mi
More about shutters in Bowie
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Bowie’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.