Window replacement cost in Bowling Green, KY
Local estimate from BLS wage data and BEA price levels. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.
- Typical range (10 windows)
- $4,200 – $14,100
- Per window
- $419 – $1,409
- before permit
- Versus US midpoint
- −6%
- US $9,750
- Rank of 300 metros
- #183
- 1 = most expensive
Replacement windows in Bowling Green, KY usually costs $4,200 to $14,100 for 10 windows. That works out to about $419 to $1,409 per window before permits. Compared with the national midpoint that is $610 less. Glaziers earn a median of $23.61 an hour in the Bowling Green area, 14% below the US median of $27.44.
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Estimated cost for 10 windows in Bowling Green, KY, standard level
$7,150 to $11,100
About $716 to $1,112 per window before permits. Labor is about 25% of the bill.
| Part | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | $5,200 | $8,400 |
| Labor | $1,950 | $2,700 |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $7,150 | $11,100 |
Cost breakdown for 10 windows in Bowling Green, KY
| Part of the job | Low | Midpoint | High | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | $2,800 | $6,800 | $10,800 | 75% |
| Labor | $1,400 | $2,300 | $3,250 | 25% |
| Permits and fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0% |
| Total | $4,200 | $9,150 | $14,100 | 100% |
Why Bowling Green prices look the way they do
We price the labor side from BLS wage data for 3 trades: glaziers at 50%, carpenters at 40%, general maintenance and repair workers at 10%. Weighted together, Bowling Green wages are 0.87 times the national level. Labor makes up about 25% of the midpoint estimate (27% at national prices). BLS does not publish this trade for the metro, so we used the Kentucky statewide median.
Materials are scaled with BEA's regional price parity for goods. Bowling Green is at 96.2 against 100 for the US, so a materials line of $7,100 nationally becomes $6,800 here (midpoint, 10 windows). Permits follow the all-items index of 90.2: $0 to $0.
Data note: 50% of the labor weighting for this project uses a statewide median because BLS has no published metro figure for that trade in Bowling Green. The wage table below marks each row.
Specs and site conditions that change a Bowling Green bid
Window type
Single-hung and picture windows are cheapest; bay and bow windows can reach $3,000-$8,000+.
Count
Replacing 10 to 15 windows runs $4,500-$22,500; at 25 windows it is $11,250-$37,500.
Permit
Window permits are $50-$200 each, or $400-$600 total for a multi-window job, and are often only needed when you change the opening (HomeGuide). No permit fee is included here because many cities do not ask for one on same-size replacements.
Bowling Green: what basic, standard and premium work costs
The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Bowling Green. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from a few windows (5 windows) to whole house (25 windows).
Basic
$4,200 to $8,150
Standard vinyl single-hung, same openings
Standard
$7,150 to $11,100
Mid-grade vinyl or composite, a few larger units
Premium
$10,100 to $14,100
Fiberglass or wood, large or custom sizes
| Size | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| a few windows (5 windows) | $2,100 – $4,050 | $3,600 – $5,550 | $5,050 – $7,050 |
| small house (10 windows) | $4,200 – $8,150 | $7,150 – $11,100 | $10,100 – $14,100 |
| average house (15 windows) | $6,300 – $12,200 | $10,700 – $16,700 | $15,200 – $21,100 |
| whole house (25 windows) | $10,500 – $20,400 | $17,900 – $27,800 | $25,300 – $35,200 |
How Bowling Green compares
Same job, same size (10 windows), priced for the nearest metros. Evansville is the priciest of the group at $9,500. Clarksville is the cheapest at $9,050.
| Area | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green, KYthis page | $4,200 – $14,100 | $9,150 | |
| Nashville, TN70 miles | $4,350 – $14,400 | $9,400 | +3% |
| Clarksville, TN70 miles | $4,150 – $14,000 | $9,050 | −1% |
| Louisville, KY90 miles | $4,300 – $14,400 | $9,350 | +2% |
| Evansville, IN95 miles | $4,400 – $14,500 | $9,500 | +4% |
| Lexington, KY130 miles | $4,150 – $14,000 | $9,100 | level |
| Kentucky (statewide) | $4,200 – $14,100 | $9,100 | level |
| United States | $4,500 – $15,000 | $9,750 | +7% |
Out of the 300 metros we cover, Bowling Green ranks #183 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Bowling Green is 0% above the Kentucky figure.
Elsewhere in Kentucky
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville, KY | 685,190 jobs | $4,300 – $14,400 | $9,350 | +2% |
| Lexington, KY | 286,910 jobs | $4,150 – $14,000 | $9,100 | level |
Metros of a similar size
Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Bowling Green against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.
| Metro | Size | Range | Midpoint | vs. here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houma, LA | 83,440 jobs | $4,050 – $13,600 | $8,800 | −3% |
| Hilton Head, SC | 81,920 jobs | $4,250 – $14,200 | $9,200 | +1% |
| Waterloo, IA | 84,260 jobs | $4,300 – $14,200 | $9,250 | +1% |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 81,840 jobs | $4,350 – $14,400 | $9,400 | +3% |
Bowling Green weather and the window replacement calendar
Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Bowling Green Warren Co Ap (in the city). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.
For exterior installation, the comfortable months in Bowling Green are August through June: 11 of 12. Outside them, July has an average daytime high of 90°F or more.
Bowling Green gets about 50 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 9 inches of snow. The wettest months are March, April and May (5.0 inches in May). Inside the workable window, September and October are the driest, at 3.6 and 3.6 inches. The station averages about 47 days a year at 90°F or above.
We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precip (in) | For this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 28 | 3.6 | Workable |
| Feb | 51 | 31 | 4.1 | Workable |
| Mar | 60 | 38 | 4.5 | Workable |
| Apr | 71 | 47 | 4.8 | Workable |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.0 | Workable |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 4.5 | Workable |
| Jul | 90 | 70 | 4.3 | Hot |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 3.9 | Workable |
| Sep | 83 | 60 | 3.6 | Workable |
| Oct | 72 | 48 | 3.6 | Workable |
| Nov | 59 | 38 | 3.7 | Workable |
| Dec | 49 | 32 | 4.3 | Workable |
Related projects, priced for Bowling Green
Jobs that often go together with windows are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Bowling Green wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, front door comes out highest (−6%) and vinyl siding lowest (−9%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.
| Project | Size | Range | vs. US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patio door | 1 door | $560 – $5,500 | −8% |
| Front door | 1 door | $460 – $2,350 | −6% |
| Storm door | 1 door | $320 – $890 | −7% |
| Vinyl siding | 2,100 sq ft of wall | $7,700 – $23,100 | −9% |
| Garage door | 1 door | $650 – $3,450 | −6% |
What local crews earn in Bowling Green
The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 3 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Bowling Green the blend is 0.87.
Glaziers (47-2121) carry 50% of the labor weighting. BLS does not publish this trade for the Bowling Green metro, so we used the Kentucky statewide median: $23.61 an hour against $27.44 for the US. The middle half of them earn between $22.20 and $27.31 an hour.
Carpenters (47-2031), 40% of the weighting: a median of $25.33 an hour, 13% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $22.62 and $25.33 an hour. About 480 work in the metro. That is 58.4 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.
For general maintenance and repair workers (49-9071, weighted 10%) the local median is $22.06 an hour, which is 7% below the national $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $18.31 and $28.92 an hour. BLS counts 830 of them working in the area, 101.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 98.4), so the local bench is about average.
A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (glaziers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $180 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $70. That is a swing of roughly 0.7% to 2.0% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.
Bowling Green has 82,160 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 231st by size among the 300 metros on this site.
| Trade | Weight | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | US median | Ratio | Level used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaziers (47-2121) | 50% | $22.20 | $23.61 | $27.31 | $27.44 | 0.86 | state |
| Carpenters (47-2031) | 40% | $22.62 | $25.33 | $25.33 | $29.12 | 0.87 | metro |
| General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071) | 10% | $18.31 | $22.06 | $28.92 | $23.84 | 0.93 | metro |
| Blended | 100% | 0.87 | |||||
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Window replacement in Bowling Green: your questions
+How much does it cost to replace windows in Bowling Green?
For 10 windows, expect $4,200 to $14,100 in the Bowling Green area. A standard-spec job lands at $7,150 to $11,100. Small jobs usually cost more per window and large ones less.
+What is the price per window for windows in Bowling Green?
About $419 to $1,409 per window for materials and labor, plus $0 to $0 for the permit if one is needed. The US range is $450 to $1,500.
+Is windows cheaper in Bowling Green or Nashville?
Nashville is 70 miles away. The midpoint for 10 windows there is $9,400, which is 3% more than Bowling Green ($9,150). Wage and materials indexes both feed that gap.
+How much of the bill is labor in Bowling Green?
About 25% at the midpoint, or $2,300 out of $9,150. Materials are 75% and permits 0%. Nationally, labor is 27%.
+What would average house (15 windows) cost in Bowling Green?
$6,300 to $21,100. Pick a different size in the estimator above to get your own number.
+Does windows need a permit in Bowling Green?
Often, but rules are set by your city or county building office, so call before you hire. Budget $0 to $0 for fees in the Bowling Green area (our national range of $0 to $0 scaled by the local price level).
+Is Bowling Green expensive for windows compared with the rest of Kentucky?
Bowling Green is 0% above the Kentucky statewide estimate ($9,100 at the midpoint). We cover 3 metros in Kentucky; see the state page to compare them.
+What do glaziers earn in Bowling Green?
BLS has no published metro figure here, so we use the statewide median of $23.61 an hour, compared with $27.44 nationally. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $22.20 to $27.31.
+What do basic and premium windows work cost in Bowling Green?
For 10 windows, basic work runs $4,200 to $8,150 and premium work $10,100 to $14,100. Basic means: standard vinyl single-hung, same openings. Premium means: fiberglass or wood, large or custom sizes.
+When is the best time to replace windows in Bowling Green?
Based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals, the comfortable months for this kind of work are August through June. September and October are typically the driest of those months. Local contractors' schedules matter as much as the weather, so book early for the busy months.
Window replacement near Bowling Green
Where these numbers come from
Base prices are national ranges from the sources below. We scale labor by local BLS wages, materials by BEA goods prices and permits by the BEA all-items price level. Full method on the methodology page.
- HomeGuide: How Much Does Window Replacement Cost? (2026) (accessed November 4, 2026)
- HomeGuide: 2026 Building Permit Costs | Fees & Cost Calculator (accessed November 4, 2026)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020
Note on derived figures: Materials = 65% of the low installed price and 75% of the high one, from HomeGuide's statement that the window unit is 65-75% of replacement cost.