South Bend vs Wyoming
The short version
- South Bend is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 3% lower than in the Wyoming area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $140,400 in South Bend and $225,200 in Wyoming.
- Households earn more in Wyoming ($73,677 vs $55,786 median).
- Wyoming gets far more snow: 78 inches a year vs 65.
- Wyoming is growing faster: +2.7% since 2020 vs -0.2%.
Side by side
| South Bend, IN | Wyoming, MI | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 103,201 | 78,588 |
| Growth since 2020 | -0.2% | +2.7% |
| People per square mile | 2,463 | 3,176 |
| Median age | 34.8 | 34.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29% | 26% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $55,786 | $73,677 |
| Median home value | $140,400 | $225,200 |
| Home value to income | 2.5× | 3.1× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,033 | $1,196 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 92.9 | 95.5 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 74.6 | 86.6 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $69,600 | $71,700 |
| Homeowners | 60% | 67% |
| Top state income tax | 2.95% | 4.25% |
| Combined sales tax | 7% | 6% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 20.2 | 21.9 |
| Work from home | 11% | 10% |
| Take public transit | 2% | 2% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 6.5% | 4.1% |
| Poverty rate | 20.8% | 10.5% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 31° / 17° | 31° / 19° |
| July high / low | 83° / 62° | 83° / 63° |
| Precipitation per year | 39 in | 39 in |
| Snowfall per year | 65 in | 78 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 14 | 10 |
| Nights below freezing | 126 | 133 |
| Comfortable months | 5 | 5 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 85.8 | 92.2 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 66% | 42% |
| Home prices, past year | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +53.8% | +49.8% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: South Bend: May to September. Wyoming: May to September.
Full monthly tables: South Bend weather by month and Wyoming weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $69,600 in South Bend and $71,700 in Wyoming. Moving from South Bend to Wyoming, you would need about $77,200 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between South Bend and Wyoming
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from South Bend and Wyoming.
Which would you pick?
One vote per person. Results show after you vote.