same $100k income, fresh start from Kennewick
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
cheaper each month than Kennewick
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for South Bend is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,391/mo
17% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,692/mo
$45 more than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$230k
48% cheaper than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
324k
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in south bend.
Kennewick gets 199 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 40 days drop below 20° vs Kennewick's 8.
17.0× the events of Kennewick, and the calendar shows it.
53/100
28% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 62.8 mi.
82/100
49% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
9
13% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
in the same ballpark as south bend:
