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A centrally located neighborhood beside Minnetrista and Ball State University
The centrally located Muncie neighborhood of Cowing Park attracts residents for its proximity to Ball State University and Minnetrista, a 40-acre museum campus with plenty of outdoor space to enjoy. The neighborhood’s single-family homes surround its namesake green space, which includes a playground and amenities like basketball and tennis courts. With a grocery store within the neighborhood and restaurants lining Wheeling Avenue and West McGalliard Road, Cowing Park residents can easily gain access to everything they need.
The centrally located Muncie neighborhood of Cowing Park attracts residents for its proximity to Ball State University.
Ball State University is within walking distance from Cowing Park.
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1940s bungalows and 1950s ranch-style homes
Cowing Park’s housing options include a mix of 1940s-era bungalows and 1950s ranch-style homes. The average home size here is about 1,200 square feet, which is significantly smaller than the national average of 1,900 square feet. Cowing Park also has a roughly equal split of homeowners and renters. Home values in Cowing Park are on par with the average for Muncie and sales prices range from around $55,000 to $185,000.
Bungalows are one of the most popular homes in Cowing Park.
Ranch homes are a very popular stye in Cowing Park.
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Neighborhood restaurants and the Muncie Mall
Cowing Park has several chain restaurants in the neighborhood, including Chick-fil-A, Chili’s, Raising Cane’s and Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken. For shopping options, residents can head 2 miles northeast to the Muncie Mall, which houses over different 30 retailers as well as an AMC movie theater. For groceries, residents shop at the Fresh Thyme Market in the neighborhood.
Chick-fil-A gets busy at dinner time in Cowing Park.
Cowing Park is just a short drive to Muncie Mall for big store shopping.
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Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
A mile south, Minnetrista Museum & Gardens’ 40-acre campus is free for the public to enjoy, with the exception of certain ticketed exhibitions. Feature programs include the Bob Ross Experience, which celebrates the famous painter who filmed his iconic TV series in Muncie. “Downstairs, you can see the set, and upstairs is the full gallery,” says Brea Cunningham, Minnetrista’s director of marketing and communications. “We have a program where people can do Bob Ross workshops by certified Bob Ross instructors.” Additional programming includes a weekly farmers market on Saturdays in the summer and seasonal events throughout the year. “We have a Garden Fair each year,” Cunningham says. “It’s a celebration of all things horticulture. We have live music, plant sales, vendors and food trucks. People can learn and purchase plants. You can see how they’re grown, and you can take something home.” On any regular day, visitors can explore its walking paths, herb garden, treehouse and more.
Cowing Park residents can get a lesson in local history at neighboring Minnetrista Museum & Gardens.
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens features the Bob Ross Experience, which celebrates the famous painter who filmed his iconic TV series in Muncie near Cowing Park.
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Muncie Community Schools and Ball State University
Students in Cowing Park attend Longfellow Elementary School, which gets a C-minus rating from Niche, followed by the C-rated Northside Middle School and B-minus-rated Muncie Central High School, known for its award-winning marching band. The neighborhood is a mile away from Ball State University, a 20,000-student public university with 120 undergraduate majors and over 100 graduate degrees.
Northside Middle School welcomes eager minds from Cowing Park.
Muncie Central High School encourage students from Cowing Park to participate in sports.
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Cowing Park’s namesake green space
Cowing Park’s namesake green space offers fun for the whole family with its basketball and tennis courts, picnic tables and playground. Most residents live close enough that they can walk to Cowing Park and it provides plenty of open fields for kids to run around and let their energy out.
Cowing Park offers many different home styles to families who want to live near the park.
Cowing Park invites everyone to get outdoors and play.
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Proximity to BSU, IU Health Memorial Hospital and downtown Muncie
Cowing Park is a somewhat walkable neighborhood a mile north of Ball State University and 2 miles north of downtown Muncie. Residents can walk for 20 minutes or bike for 5 minutes to get to Ball State, or they can drive for 6 minutes, bike for 12 or take the MITS bus for 25 minutes to get into downtown. IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is 2 miles southwest – a 10-minute drive, 15-minute bike ride or 35-minute bus ride. When traveling out of town, residents can fly out of the Fort Wayne International Airport, 63 miles north, or the Indianapolis International Airport, 79 miles southwest.
Crime
Cowing Park has a 4 out of 10 CAP Index crime score, on par with the national average.
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On average, homes in Cowing Park, Muncie sell after 35 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Cowing Park, Muncie over the last 12 months is $116,250, down 19% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
Great natural light in a classic midecentury ranch on nearly a half acre! Fresh paint, renovated bath, new vapor barrier in crawl, this home is READY. Beautiful hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms, and HUGE backyard. Attached garage for your convenience.
Hard to find in the city. This nice 4 bedroom 1 bath home is sitting on a double lot. Has a large 3 car detached garage, 2 extra carports. Walk in the front door to a large living room, dining room (built in corner cabinet), large walk in closet that has the washer and dryer area. Eat in kitchen, 2 bedrooms on the main floor. 2 bedrooms upstairs. Great front deck to enjoy your day. Covered
If you are looking for character and charm this is the home that you have been looking for. As you enter the front door of this 2 bed 1 bath Cape Cod you enter into the large living area that includes hard wood floors and a gas log fireplace. Off the living area is the eat-in kitchen that leads out to the large deck in the fenced in back yard. The upstairs includes the 2 decent sized bed rooms
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