$100k a year, no longer in Gainesville
changea dispatch from
south bend
IN
41.68°N
86.25°W
South Bend is Notre Dame, the Golden Dome, and the Touchdown Jesus mural visible from the football stadium. The St. Joseph River runs through downtown, and the East Bank district has the food and bar scene. The University of Notre Dame campus is genuinely beautiful (the basilica, the lakes, the grottos). Smaller than its national reputation suggests, with a steady college-town pulse.
the verdict
under Gainesville, every month
On paper, South Bend and Gainesville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,391/mo
15% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,692/mo
$4 more than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$230k
27% cheaper than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
324k
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in south bend.
Gainesville gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs Gainesville's 0.
467% more happening than in Gainesville.
53/100
16% lower than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 62.8 mi.
82/100
10% lower than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
9
80% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
cities that play in south bend's register:
