Why Black Americans are Moving & Retiring to this Small Town in Maryland: Bowie, MD

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[@robbrad4532]

One clear up, I live in Bowie. My work commute to DC is technically 15-18 miles door to door and it's a 45-60 minute commute during rush hour. It's 20 mins in non rush. Annapolis is 15 mins the opposite direction. Truth is the middle class of "chocolate city" DC has moved to PG county. I am a DC native.

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

No better value globally than PG county. No where else globally can you get a better ratio of high income jobs compared to the cost of a renovated bathroom suite.

[@losfornia]

Y'all should do a video on Black American flags. Black American Heritage Flag , Juneteenth Flag, Louisiana Creole flag, Gullah Geechee flag etc etc even the American flag was co- created by black american girl name Grace Wisher

[@teresab208]

Yeah but it's a expensive area. Home prices are high. But you can make a lot of money in the area between DC, MD, and VA

[@Orion2525]

The last form of legal discrimination; Money.

[@horacegeorge1754]

Perhaps but with most things you'll often get what you pay for.

[@teresab208]

​@horacegeorge1754 not necessarily when the prices are inflated, you're overpaying

[@frogwiz9055]

I love this. Its proof that the black community can absolutely have a high quality of life in the U.S.

[@caprimariebeauty7712]

proud DMV (PG County, MD) native!

[@caprimariebeauty7712]

oh, and Bowie isnt technically an hr away from DC. Since Bowie is closer to Route 50, that turns into 295, it literally takes less than 30 min to get to DC (Northeast; Northwest/Southwest maybe a good 35-40 min)

[@aubsta1]

I enjoyed the video. However, it's takes much less than one hour to drive from DC to Bowie, and the Bowie Town Centrer is not in Woodmore; it's in the Enfield Chase area. (You probably meant to say "Woomore Town Center").

[@dalontericco7184]

Shout out to the DMV, the best area in the country! The DMV comprises of all Washington, DC, Montgomery County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Charles County, MD, and Northern, VA!!!!

[@757CitiesReppa]

I wish y’all would stop spreading that misinformation. The D.M.V. was NEVER meant for the DC area..it was meant for the Chesapeake Bay Area/s. They lie to people as if it’s was just DC

[@pamking5711]

Yep! Shout out from Charles County. However, I don't know where she got her stats on that supposingly low crime rate? And no it doesn't take an entire hour to drive from DC to Bowie. I think it's more like 15 to 20 minutes. She must have circled around the betlway before heading to Bowie.

[@CarinRenee]

Unfortunately as nice as Bowie seems, PG county school system is one of the worst in the state. They lack a lot of resources that the kids need. A lot of people who work in and around Maryland actually don’t live in the same city they work in. I grew up in Upper Marlboro not too far from Bowie and attended BSU. Although not the worst city, the county has definitely gone downhill over the years.

[@LD-jb5zi]

I wonder why it lack resources!?

[@aubsta1]

@@LD-jb5zi They have plentuy of resources

[@kbb92]

Bowie is not really the "small town with affordable living" compared to other places...its mostly one of the suburbs of DC where black professionals live.

[@jill_C-ArukahattheWell]

I live in Bowie and love it here. The one thing they have to do better at is more mid to upscale restaurants. Also, Six Flags is part of Bowie as is Mitchellville.

[@ckh937610]

There are actually quite a few places across the country like Lakeview and Wheatley Heights NY, Ladera Heights and View Park-Windsor Hills CA, Olympia Heights and Homewood-Flossmoor IL, the Best Southwest area of the Dallas area, some of the eastern suburbs of Cleveland(Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, University Heights, etc.), Southfield and parts of Harper Woods(in the Grosse Pointe SD) outside of Detroit, Randolph MA south of Boston/NE of Providence, Bloomfield and Windsor CT outside of Hartford, etc.

[@aishaharper442]

The issue is you can definitely get employment in the DMV araa, not so easy in other parts of the US.

[@ligarowe3300]

The public schools are middling at best. The students are capable but the school culture is sub par. The county tries, but loses its best educators to Montgomery County (higher pay, stronger school culture). Prince George’s high school graduation rate is in the 90% range, well above the national average, BUT near the bottom in the state; Maryland is usually in the top ten so the context is that Md is a high achievement state.

[@aishaharper442]

Montgomery County??? No way. We took our kids out of there because there were not up top par and there were substitute teachers at least 50 per cent of the time. Howard County has by far the best schools.

[@marciabutler834]

Unfortunately the schools are some of the worst. That's the reality. Restaurants and entertainment are lacking, honestly you have to travel to DC or Annapolis for fine dinning and other entertainment.

[@BurnaBwoi]

Unfortunately that's true, there are so many opportunities to revitalize the area. They turned the National Harbor into a money grab and the BLVD is just a giant parking lot now.

[@lwilson1357]

@@marciabutler834 Cap

[@twilliams2674]

I love MD specifically PG County and Charles County but I don’t understand if blacks are thriving in these areas then why are the school systems so bad? I also wonder why 301 Hwy has so many run down looking stores. It’s like the whole strip of stores need to be revamped. It makes the area look old. The homes are very expensive and forget about those huge brick 5/6 bedroom homes. You’ll be paying close to 700/800K and end up having a 4/5k per month mortgage 🤦🏽‍♀️. Then you got locals talking about the crime that DC locals are bringing to that area. I wanted to leave slow boring no culture RVA to MD but the comments make me wanna just stay where I am.

[@peachesm3373]

My grandmother surname is Bowie I wonder what connection my family has with the town of Bowie. She was from that area. Her father worked on the railroad.

[@robbrad4532]

Bowie was the first governor. And his plantation encompasses the belair and fairwood communities if not more of Bowie . So like many of us, that's the connection to the european name.

[@philthai99]

Thanks for sharing. DC, Maryland and Virginia are some big black money states.

[@aishaharper442]

This was a great report, but you have misinformation - most people from Bowie work in DC or VA. Bowie is much too small to offer many jobs. I've been there 25 years and what I've seen that's changed is that many low income people from DC have now moved into most of the apartments and it's greatly changed the climate of Bowie. There has also been an escalation of car jackings and car vandalism in Bowie and Upper Marlboro's chic areas so hopefully this will decline in time since there is now a curfew for young people. One last thing- Bowie is overbuilding without adding proper road expansion or retail so in a year or the roads will be absolute gridlock. In terms of healthcare, the doctors are fine there but if you have an dire emergency, you would get better treatment at Anne Arundel Med. Center. Bowie's Med Ctr is horrible.

[@313dreamin9]

Some of yall in this comment section should just get your own channel 🙄 Always folks who think they know better than everyone else. Like cmon.....

[@BlackExcellist]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 - The “experts” can be quite fascinating at times. But we still got love for them nonetheless 🤎🤎✊🏽✊🏽

[@aishaharper442]

You do if you've lived there a long time...

[@foreverjeanmarie]

So, theres a difference between stating the facts and telling the truth. This was a well put together video, sharing facts. People who are residents and have a longstanding familiarity with the area and surrounding areas have valuable truths to share. For someone looking to relocate and take advantage of an affluent area, they want to know the whole truth which includes the facts of where Bowie and the county as a whole are lacking in comparison to other affluent neighborhoods. The truth is you still may need to look outside of Bowie/ the county for appropriate, schools, dining and shopping options which shouldn’t really be the case for an affluent area.

[@shellyo4565]

I agree I live in Bowie, and it takes 20 min to get to dc. Beechtree, and Oak Creek should have been highlighted here.

[@aprodutube]

Cascade area of SW Atlanta.

[@ladonna2u742]

Ok, I’m only hearing about Bowie, MD. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Josh-qp2go]

Cedar Hill and Desoto Texas,Dallas

[@sheenahammond1442]

I've been looking into these places

[@BlackExcellist]

They’re next 🙏🏽

[@charleshall9488]

Wh​@@BlackExcellist When?

[@donnadabbs7171]

We have lived and raised 2 sons in Desoto for 22 years and love it. We have great communities

[@marcjoseph7]

How is the schools there

[@jemj703]

An hour from DC?!? I get the traffic but I feel like that was a bit exaggerated 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@shomariwilliams9502]

I thought the same thing..lol.. I used to live in Perrywood / Upper Marlboro for 5 years and it only took an hour in rush hour or when it rains / snows..

[@BlackExcellist]

So can we assume you agree with the other 10 minutes and 49 seconds of content. Please advise.

[@dirtycommie2877]

As somebody who grew up in PG County, here's a pro-tip: Build your career in DC and build your home in Baltimore (City or County). People will kill themselves trying to prove they live in the best of the best, all while 90% of their income goes towards living expenses. Moving to Baltimore (City) was the best decision I ever made in my life. Almost 4 yrs strong, and I don't plan on ever moving back to PG again.

[@dalontericco7184]

@dirtycommie2877: Baltimore was ranked the dirtiest city in America, and most people that move to Baltimore from the DC area are not doing well financially....facts over feelings!!!!

[@robbrad4532]

Some parts of Baltimore city are a rough choice, but I get your point. If you can do Baltimore it's like a third to half of the DC area price.

[@aishaharper442]

No way- Baltimore County????

[@blackcommunion3820]

What about Palmer woods and Sherwood Forest in Detroit???

[@FaonVoireArtistique]

I lived in Palmer woods and it is multicultural

[@FaonVoireArtistique]

I lived in Palmer Woods it is more Multicultural

[@tyecooper4536]

Wow, when i lived in Silver Springs (20 yrs ago) Bowie was considered out in the sticks, look at it now!!!!

[@aishaharper442]

Also Bowie is 35 mins from DC from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM during rush hr and then the time goes up. And if commuting from DC to Bowie during the rush hr it can be about an hr. During the weekend it takes 30 mins to get to DC.

[@KassieP-sf6nz]

I live in Bowie, but it's not the same anymore. There is a lot of money here, kids are entitled and out of control, so now Bowie is starting to be like DC.

[@shellyo4565]

Six flags is not outside of bowie. It's located in bowie

[@Newyorkcity718]

i wish and hope one day all black communities can be like this in america

[@Newyorkcity718]

i would love to leave new york city to move here shout out to them for real

[@kymberly8858]

Great Video ❤

[@BlackExcellist]

Glad you enjoyed

[@RRL110]

Sounds like its changed a lot since I lived there and went to high school there in 1982. For PG county its a nice area. Sure beats Adelphi which turned into a shole. I lived in Adelphi in the 1970s and it was nice back then. I visited 2 years ago and its an overgrown project infested dump now.

[@LovelyTrueRed]

I read community and neighborhood (singular). Not communities and neighborhoods (plural). Thank you Black Excellist for all of your hard work.

[@1MarkKeller]

If you can, how about making a video of the Hampton Roads area of South East VA. The seven sister cities of: VA Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport News are finally (slowly) trying to get it together and work like a greater whole.

[@michaelbentley-jy5rr]

Big deal 😊

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

No better value globally than PG county. No where else globally can you get a better ratio of high income jobs compared to the cost of a renovated bathroom suite.

[@esawwhite9377]

My oldest daughter has her bachelors and masters degrees from Bowie State University and is now planning to buy her first home in the area. We live in the area.

[@bev8200]

If you want to know the real best black neighborhoods start installing Fios

[@nj1624]

hi why the pronunciation of BOWIE as Boo -E.... Should be said as BOW---EEE????

[@aubsta1]

That's how it's pronounced locally.

[@BurnaBwoi]

She pronounced it correctly for that town. The same word can be pronounced in different ways, depending on the context. Houston the Texas city is pronounced differently than Houston the NYC street.

[@BlackExcellist]

Uh oh

[@daulfinlover8534]

It is pronounced Boo-E. She said it correctly.

[@winndelljohnson02]

✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

[@QueenLucifer777]

This is a wonderful presentation.

[@yumiko0017]

I was taking about this a few weeks ago 😊

[@donna6186]

Does anyone know of the best area for My 20 year old daughter and I(55) to live in Virginia

[@kbb92]

nova - alexandria to woodbridge or reston/ tysons ...depending on what you're looking.

[@BlackExcellist]

Hampton Roads area or Alexandria

[@pamking5711]

@@BlackExcellist Hampton Roads and Alexandria are not in the same vicinty. They are at leaset a two hour drive from each other.

[@aishaharper442]

Northern Virgina, Arlington and Old Town Alex., would be safe and is very neighborly. Also Herndon, Reston and Sterling, VA, near Dulles Airport.

[@aishaharper442]

@@BlackExcellist -Hampton Rods is 4 hours from Wash., D.C. That's the Tidewater area and not part of the DMV.

[@Yapah.S.Da.K.O.S]

Well done! I'm from Baltimore and I was in PG County. I'm in ATL now. I have a different question. Would you recommend the best trains to travel on with families ( young children )? Maybe even a private train car with enough space for like 10-15 hrs

[@shellyo4565]

Take amtrak to Union station if you coming to md. Or you can take the Marc train from DC union station to new Carrollton or vowie station

[@alexandriadileonardo3081]

How do you like Atlanta

[@Yapah.S.Da.K.O.S]

@@alexandriadileonardo3081 it is nice! Thanks for asking. I wonder what it would have been like to be here before having children though too and as a real wife first though a little bit

[@alexandriadileonardo3081]

@@Yapah.S.Da.K.O.S I appreciate you responding back ☺️what neighborhoods inside perimeter would you recommend moving to and if you couldn’t live in Atlanta where would you live… I’m in Seattle possibly thinking about relocating to the Atlanta area but I’m open to other places as well

[@QueenLucifer777]

Check out the Belair mansion.

[@soulaanbeir]

As a southerner African American culture is so rich here Maryland sounds like the whitest place on earth no thank you ill be glad when our people start investing into the majority african American community down south build us up

[@BurnaBwoi]

You have no idea what you're talking about, go visit PG County before making asinine ignorant statements like that smh.

[@aishaharper442]

No indeed, PG has a BLACK mayor, black Gov. in Md., black County Executive and she (Angela Alsobrooks)is running for the Senate

[@pamking5711]

If you're calling Maryland the whitest place on earth that clearly confirms that you've never visited our state. I am black and was born and raised here in Southern Maryland. You should visit Prince Georges County as well as Charles County since it's becoming the new Prince Georges County. Please reseach Maryland's Gov Wes Moore and his most recent accomploshments. Gov. Wes Moore could be our next black president. We should all make it happen!