| Columbus, OH | South Bend, IN | United States |
Overall | 91.4 | 79.0 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 98.8 | 89.6 | 100 |
Health | 89.5 | 93.5 | 100 |
Housing | 70.6 | 47.5 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $220,100 | $161,900 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,210.0% | 8,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 90.1 | 77.2 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 107.5 | 94.9 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to More
We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for More
The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer More
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Reviews for South Bend 25 Reviews
When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better More
Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem More
I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence. More
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