South Bend, IN Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in South Bend: a median closing price of $182,750 across 1,028 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.
South Bend produces a steady stream of closings but little consensus: sales over the last six months span a range wide enough that the median is a midpoint between different markets, not a going rate. The distribution below matters more than the headline.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 1,028
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $182,750
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $128
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $119,900 and $266,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 1,028 closed sales in South Bend over the last six months, with a median closing price of $182,750. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $119,900 and $266,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. The large tracked sample provides substantial market-level evidence. 91% of the South Bend closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 1,025 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $85 and $168 per square foot.
Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in South Bend, IN (October 2026)
The median home price in South Bend is $182,750, measured across the 1,028 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $119,900 and $266,000.
Where South Bend sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in South Bend over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $119,900 and $266,000. Among the 55 Indiana markets with a published band, South Bend's middle-half spread ($119,900 to $266,000) ranks 52nd from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 86th percentile of the 2,230 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of October 3, 2026.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 9 days, across 630 South Bend closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 28 days, across 660 South Bend closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The South Bend angle
Across 1,028 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months in South Bend, the median closed sale price was $182,750, and the middle half of sales closed between $119,900 and $266,000. That spread is wider than most markets we track, so the citywide median is a weak anchor for any single property and the comp set has to be matched tightly before the number means anything. The upper half of the band stretches further from the median than the lower half does, which means a subject you read as above average can miss badly if you price it off the middle.
South Bend market data by ZIP code
Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for South Bend ZIP codes: 46614 · 46628.
From market read to offer price
A spread this wide means the citywide number cannot price a specific address; the step that matters is the property-level read. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator, rehab cost estimator, BRRRR calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any South Bend address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: South Bend, IN
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 1871000
Data updated: October 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 1,028
Median sold price: $182,750
Median sold $/sqft: $128 (1,025 qualifying)
Property mix: 91% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in South Bend over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the South Bend city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 12% of the 1,028 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $192,750.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in South Bend?
The median sold price in South Bend over the last 6 months is $182,750, measured across 1,028 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in South Bend last month?
Resideline has tracked 107 closed sales in South Bend in September 2026 so far, out of 1,028 closings tracked over the last six months. The most recent month keeps filling in for several weeks as closings are recorded, so this count will rise. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in South Bend?
The middle half of South Bend sales over the last six months closed between $119,900 and $266,000, with a median of $182,750.
What is the typical price per square foot in South Bend?
Among qualifying South Bend closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $128, measured across 1,025 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Is the median closed sale price a reliable anchor in South Bend?
Not on its own. The middle half of closings Resideline tracked spans $119,900 to $266,000, a wider range than most markets we track, so the median describes the record rather than any one house. Use it as a sanity check, then build the value from a handful of closings matched on the attributes that actually define your subject.
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