Living in Notre Dame

In Notre Dame, unemployment is 2.6% (2024).

Residents of Notre Dame numbered 7,234 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Notre Dame reached 2.55%. Foreign residents numbered 712 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population7,234people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary339.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median rent1,162EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate2.55%country median 4.6% — 44% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.21µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Notre Dame?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,051 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,162 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Notre Dame a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–79%

Student41%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 30–52%

Family65%strong on family, weak on safety · range 54–76%

Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

9.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 712 of 7,234 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Notre Dame is 2.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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Notre Dame 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	339.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹⁹Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	2.55 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Notre Dame?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,526of €3,659 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,051
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,526

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Notre Dame. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Notre Dame. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	297.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Notre Dame when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Notre Dame's nearest airport was SBN, 7 km away and offered 9 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	9 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SBN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Notre Dame. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 7.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −4.4°C in January and 22.4°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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21°9°

26°14°

28°17°

27°16°

24°12°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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103

102

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Notre Dame is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Notre Dame 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.21 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.4 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 15 · May 21.2 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 27.1 · Sep 23.6 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.3 · Feb -7.1 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 2.9 · May 8.9 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 5.6 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.4 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 15.1 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 4.3 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.5 · Feb 58.6 · Mar 59.6 · Apr 88.7 · May 106.8 · Jun 102.7 · Jul 95.9 · Aug 102 · Sep 88.6 · Oct 94.4 · Nov 70.5 · Dec 61 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	24.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.21 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	996.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	28.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	9.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-8.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: South Bend ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Notre Dame spanned 3.1 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Notre Dame stood at 2,250.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	3.06 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	10.33 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	712 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	2,251 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	7,234 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Notre Dame

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Notre Dame from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Notre Dame

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South Bend 2.8 km away

Salary: 2,900 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Granger 8.6 km away

Rent: 1,530 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,626 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Notre Dame?

The unemployment rate is 2.55 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Notre Dame?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.21 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Notre Dame?

The published population is 7,234 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Notre Dame?

712 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Notre Dame a good place to live?

Notre Dame may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Notre Dame?

South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Niles, Elkhart are near Notre Dame. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Notre Dame, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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