with $100k coming in, swapping out of Oxnard
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
below Oxnard's monthly cost
South Bend is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,391/mo
54% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than Oxnard
vs 9.3% in Oxnard
$6,692/mo
$2,129 more than Oxnard
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$230k
75% cheaper than Oxnard
vs $923k in Oxnard
324k
vs 830k in Oxnard
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in south bend.
Oxnard has the edge here, logging 342 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 40 days below 20°, vs 0 in Oxnard.
About as much going on as in Oxnard.
53/100
28% lower than Oxnard
vs 74/100 in Oxnard
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 62.8 mi.
82/100
15% lower than Oxnard
vs 96/100 in Oxnard
9
0% fewer than Oxnard
vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard
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