with $100k coming in, swapping out of Little Rock
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 Little Rock
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Des Moines is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
5% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
6%
$133/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,565/mo
$193 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
32% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
737k
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
Little Rock edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 55 days drop below 20° vs Little Rock's 6.
254% more happening than in Little Rock.
55/100
2% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
59% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
17
0% fewer than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
cities that play in des moines's register:
