with $100k coming in, swapping out of South Bend
changea dispatch from
montgomery
AL
32.36°N
86.30°W
Montgomery is civil rights ground zero: Rosa Parks' bus, the start of the Selma march, Dr. King's Dexter Avenue church. The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (the lynching memorial) are essential and devastating in equal measure. The city is also the Alabama state capital, with the river curving past, and the food and music scenes have grown up in the last decade. Heavy and beautiful.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past South Bend
Montgomery edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
1% cheaper than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
5%
$167/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,541/mo
$151 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$212k
8% cheaper than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
385k
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in montgomery.
South Bend keeps to 157 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 29 days top 95° vs South Bend's 0.
88% more happening than in South Bend.
44/100
17% lower than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Wind Creek State Park, 40.7 mi.
61/100
26% lower than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
3
67% fewer than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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