South Bend has so many great neighborhoods that seem to get left in Granger’s dust. If you don’t want to deal with the traffic of the Grape Road area why not look into one of the quaint neighborhoods that South Bend has to offer. The Near Northwest neighborhood situated just south of the river near Memorial Hospital, Leeper Park and Downtown is filled with Notre Dame grad students and faculty, local artists and a ton of young families. If you love historic homes, this may be the place for you!