on $100k a year, leaving South Bend
changea dispatch from
tucson
AZ
32.25°N
110.91°W
Tucson is the first U.S. city named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, and the Sonoran hot dogs alone justify the trip. The saguaros stand around like skinny green sentries, the mountains ring the city in every direction, and the sunsets do that thing where the whole sky turns watermelon. The University of Arizona keeps the energy young. The monsoons in July are genuinely thrilling, and the dry desert nights keep the patios full long after dark.
in our guides
the verdict
pricier each month than South Bend
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Tucson is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,444/mo
4% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
2.5%
$42/mo less in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,681/mo
$11 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$352k
53% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
1.1M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
202
pleasant days a year, in tucson.
South Bend barely cracks 157 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 94 days top 95° vs South Bend's 0.
94% more happening than in South Bend.
66/100
25% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Saguaro National Park, 16.6 mi.
67/100
18% lower than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
16
78% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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