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Baltimore, MD vs South Bend, IN

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- Household income in South Bend, is 15% less than it is in Baltimore and is 50% below the National Average.
- Baltimore unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- South Bend unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Baltimore, MDSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,378  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,002$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,462  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Baltimore, MDSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Baltimore, MDSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.2%13.1%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  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

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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

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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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