Index | Northeast | South Bend | Indiana |
Cost of living | 99 | 82 | 90 |
Goods & Services | 86 | 86 | 94 |
Groceries | 100 | 100 | 98 |
Health care | 87 | 87 | 96 |
Housing | 115 | 59 | 72 |
Transportation | 90 | 90 | 95 |
Utilities | 101 | 101 | 107 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $77,347 | $6,446 | $1,805 | $2,321 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Indiana | 7% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Indiana | 3.15% | 3.15% |
Item | South Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.78 | $24.26 | 14.4% |
Beauty Salon | $52.07 | $45.56 | 14.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.34 | $1.28 | 4.6% |
Movie | $13.08 | $12.13 | 7.8% |
Bowling | $10.44 | $18.00 | 42.0% |
Item | South Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.31 | $5.84 | 8.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.57 | 3.0% |
Milk | $4.83 | $4.67 | 3.3% |
Potatoes | $4.96 | $4.93 | 0.4% |
Pizza | $11.04 | $12.09 | 8.7% |
Beer | $9.65 | $10.41 | 7.3% |
Item | South Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $132.22 | $125.68 | 5.2% |
Doctor | $117.36 | $135.78 | 13.6% |
Dentist | $99.95 | $113.29 | 11.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.40 | $10.65 | 2.4% |
Lipitor | $356.34 | $468.60 | 24.0% |
Item | South Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $88,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 52.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,868.87 | $2,346.69 | 20.4% |
Apartment Rent | $814.00 | $949.00 | 14.2% |
Item | South Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.38 | $3.46 | 2.4% |
Tire Balancing | $42.17 | $59.92 | 29.6% |
Item | South Bend | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $199.24 | $193.99 | 2.7% |
Phone | $190.02 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Niles, MI | 11,168 | 80 | 19.7% |
Lakeville, IN | 765 | 81 | 18.6% |
Galien, MI | 449 | 82 | 17.7% |
Elkhart, IN | 52,657 | 82 | 17.5% |
North Liberty, IN | 1,822 | 83 | 17.2% |
South Bend, IN | 102,686 | 82 | 18.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sparks, NV | 102,895 | 120 | 19.7% |
Las Cruces, NM | 102,950 | 91 | 8.9% |
Davenport, IA | 102,199 | 92 | 8.3% |
El Cajon, CA | 103,249 | 147 | 46.6% |
Burbank, CA | 103,411 | 187 | 87.5% |
South Bend, IN | 102,686 | 82 | 18.2% |