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Notre Dame is a big small town of 6,890 people in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It's part of the South Bend, IN area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,890people
$193kTypical home
$1,258/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
210Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,890
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,829 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the South Bend, IN area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,216/mo)
- Median rent $1,258/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 2% of households have kids
- 2% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 91% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 56% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SBN airport
- 78 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 16% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 407 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- St. Joseph County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.