$100k salary, packing up from Huntsville
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 Huntsville, every month
South Bend and Huntsville land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,391/mo
1% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
3%
$167/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,692/mo
$149 more than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$230k
27% cheaper than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
324k
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in south bend.
Huntsville edges ahead with 177 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 40 days drop below 20° vs Huntsville's 6.
47% fewer events than Huntsville. The pace eases up.
53/100
9% lower than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 62.8 mi.
82/100
17% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
9
0% fewer than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
in the same ballpark as south bend:
