Home values, rents and more in South Bend, IN
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How South Bend compares
The typical home in South Bend, IN is worth about $198,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in South Bend are 17% below the typical value in the South Bend metro area ($238,000) and 46% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in South Bend rose 7.3%, compared with +6.3% in the South Bend metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,269 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the South Bend metro area ($1,258) and 34% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $55,786, against $67,217 in the South Bend metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 103,085 people live in South Bend (American Community Survey 2020–24).
South Bend has the lowest typical home value of the 13 cities in the South Bend metro area and the 163rd-lowest of 581 in Indiana with Zillow figures.
Part of: St. Joseph County, IN · South Bend metro area · Indiana
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.