with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fayetteville
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
cheaper each month than Fayetteville
Cost barely budges between Des Moines and Fayetteville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
14% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
6%
$125/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,565/mo
$84 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
16% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
737k
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
Fayetteville edges ahead with 193 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 55 days under 20° here, 3 in Fayetteville.
3.1× the events of Fayetteville, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
8% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
3% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
17
325% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
in the same ballpark as des moines:
