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Cost & Benefits

Charlestown vs South Bend

Simple answer

Typical rent is about the same: $1,033 a month.

Both numbers are Census median gross rents for 2020–2024, and they include utilities.

Charlestown

Indiana

Typical rent
$1,033
Typical pay
$77,288 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,276
Price index
93.1 (metro)

South Bend

Indiana

Typical rent
$1,033
Typical pay
$55,786 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,276
Price index
92.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Charlestown and South Bend are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.