on $100k a year, leaving Evansville
changea dispatch from
des moines
IA
41.59°N
93.62°W
Des Moines is the Iowa State Fair every August (think butter cows, deep-fried everything, and the political circus of every presidential cycle), insurance industry stability, and a downtown that's grown into a genuinely good food and brewery scene. The East Village neighborhood is the cool kid pocket. The whole city is bikeable. Friendly, affordable, and chronically underestimated.
in our guides
the verdict
pricier each month than Evansville
You'd pay for Des Moines. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
18% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
6%
$250/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,565/mo
$443 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
35% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
737k
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 55 days below 20° vs Evansville's 21.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.6× more on the calendar than Evansville.
55/100
2% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
1% lower than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
17
325% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
same energy as des moines, different zip code:
