$100k salary, packing up from South Bend

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Cape Coral, FL cityscape

if you left south bend

Cape Coral

fl · metro 835k

a dispatch from

cape coral

FL

26.65°N

81.99°W

Cape Coral has over 400 miles of navigable canals, more than any city in the world, which means many homes literally have boat docks in the backyard. It's a planned community that grew up around water, with easy access to the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf. The boating, fishing, and manatee-watching are the main events. It's flat, sunny, and built for waterfront life.

metro835k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$218

more each month than South Bend ran you

Cape Coral runs a little pricier than South Bend. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the cape coral entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,859/mo

34% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$250/mo less in state tax than South Bend

vs 3% in South Bend

03after rent

$6,474/mo

$218 less than South Bend

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$355k

54% more expensive than South Bend

vs $230k in South Bend

05metro size

835k

vs 324k in South Bend

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

250

pleasant days a year, in cape coral.

South Bend barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.

South Bend hosts Infinity× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

4% higher than South Bend

vs 53/100 in South Bend

Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.

·walk score®

42/100

49% lower than South Bend

vs 82/100 in South Bend

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

33

267% more than South Bend

vs 9 nonstops in South Bend

04 · see also

same energy as cape coral, different zip code: