with $100k coming in, swapping out of Myrtle Beach
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 Myrtle Beach
You'd feel the difference in Des Moines. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Myrtle Beach.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
27% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
6%
$42/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,565/mo
$500 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
17% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
737k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
Myrtle Beach edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 55 days drop below 20° vs Myrtle Beach's 0.
2.0× the events of Myrtle Beach, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
5% lower than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
42% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
17
26% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
in the same ballpark as des moines:
