St. Joseph County, Indiana
Notre Dame Real Estate and Local Guide
Notre Dame is a census-designated place in St. Joseph County built around the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College, with a young, largely student population.
Living in Notre Dame
An academic community home to the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $19,082 median household
EducationAbout 80.2% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountySt. Joseph County
Homes in Notre Dame
- Only about 3.8% of housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a campus community where most residents live in university housing.
- Roughly 3.4% of housing units are detached single-family homes, since the community is dominated by dormitories and institutional housing.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Notre Dame home
The Golden Dome
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Gold-leaf dome atop the University of Notre Dame Main Building, added in 1882 and topped by a statue of Mary
Basilica of the Sacred Heart
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Neo-Gothic university church with 44 stained glass windows and a 218-foot bell tower, the tallest university chapel in America
University of Notre Dame campus
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1,250-acre campus known for the Grotto, the quads and collegiate Gothic architecture
St. Joseph's Lake and St. Mary's Lake
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Two campus lakes with adjacent walking paths and the lakeside Grotto