$100k a year, no longer in St. Louis
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 St. Louis, every month
On paper, South Bend and St. Louis are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,391/mo
1% cheaper than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
3%
$142/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,692/mo
$161 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$230k
17% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
324k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in south bend.
St. Louis has the edge here, logging 174 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 40 days below 20° vs St. Louis's 22.
St. Louis hosts 4.7× more events.
53/100
22% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 62.8 mi.
82/100
6% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
9
85% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
neighbors of south bend on the map of tradeoffs:
