Bowie Real Estate Guides

Fairwood, Mitchellville and Woodmore all use Bowie ZIP codes but sit outside city limits. Here is how to check any address and what the line means for taxes, trash, police and permits.

On a $500,000 Bowie sale, government transfer and recordation taxes total $12,250. Maryland law splits them 50/50 by default, but a first-time Maryland buyer shifts nearly all of it to the seller.

Any creditworthy buyer can assume a Bowie seller's VA loan, but the fees, the 45-day timeline, the equity gap and the seller's entitlement all shape whether it works. Here is the math.

Pathway to Purchase offers up to $50,000, but its $448,000 resale cap sits below Bowie's $500,000 median. Here are the 2026 limits for every program that matters to a Bowie buyer and how to stack them.

Every street in a Belair section starts with the section's letter. Here are all fifteen Levitt sections, the models and their 1964 names, and what Belair homes sold for in 2026.

Inside City of Bowie limits the FY2027 combined rate is $1.890 per $100, versus about $1.432 for unincorporated Bowie addresses. Here is how the bill is built and what the 18 cent city increase costs you.