same $100k income, fresh start from Kennewick
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
more expensive each month than Kennewick
Barely costlier than Kennewick. If Des Moines pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
25% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
6%
$500/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,565/mo
$82 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
32% cheaper than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
737k
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
Kennewick gets 199 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 55 days drop below 20° vs Kennewick's 8.
A real upgrade on things to do: 46.0× Kennewick's pace.
55/100
26% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
42% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
17
113% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
same energy as des moines, different zip code:
