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Cost & Benefits

Columbus vs South Bend

Simple answer

You'd likely save $124 a month in South Bend.

Typical rent is $1,157 in Columbus and $1,033 in South Bend. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Columbus

Indiana

Typical rent
$1,157
Typical pay
$77,456 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,493
Price index
93.0 (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

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