Metro area · CBSA 43780
South Bend
The South Bend, IN metro area has 324,560 people. Median rent is $1,046, 18.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in St. Joseph County at $1,276. Of the 16 places we track here, Walkerton has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$67,217
Median home value
$196,600
Unemployment
5.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,276
HUD, St. Joseph County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend | 103,085 | $1,033 | 22.2% |
| Mishawaka | 51,021 | $1,070 | 23.7% |
| Granger | 30,321 | $1,656 | 16.1% |
| Notre Dame | 6,890 | $1,258 | 75.9% |
| Dowagiac | 5,732 | $840 | 20.9% |
| Osceola | 2,593 | $1,654 | 29.8% |
| Walkerton | 2,115 | $828 | 15.2% |
| New Carlisle | 1,998 | $1,231 | 22.1% |
| Cassopolis | 1,834 | $823 | 24.2% |
| Ardmore | 1,810 | $1,081 | 27.6% |
| North Liberty | 1,775 | $960 | 15.4% |
| Edwardsburg | 1,472 | $950 | 21.7% |
| Roseland | 1,175 | $1,227 | 30.7% |
| Marcellus | 1,112 | $811 | 18.4% |
| Gilmer Park | 1,055 | $1,162 | 18.2% |
| Lakeville | 735 | $797 | 15.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.