same $100k income, fresh start from Montgomery
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 Montgomery
On paper, South Bend and Montgomery are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,391/mo
1% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
3%
$167/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,692/mo
$151 more than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$230k
9% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
324k
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in south bend.
Montgomery has the edge here, logging 181 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 40 days below 20° vs Montgomery's 1.
But the calendar thins out: Montgomery stays 1.9× busier.
53/100
20% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 62.8 mi.
82/100
34% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
9
200% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
cities that play in south bend's register:
