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South Bend is a mid-size city of 103,085 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 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $1k a month.
103,085people
$140kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
58"Snow
210Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 103,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,461 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the South Bend, IN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,023 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SBN airport
- 77 mi to MDW (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 448 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 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