$100k salary, packing up from San Antonio
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
the monthly cost of moving past San Antonio
Des Moines runs a little pricier than San Antonio. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
9% cheaper than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
6%
$500/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,565/mo
$374 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
7% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
737k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
San Antonio edges ahead with 167 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 55 days drop below 20° vs San Antonio's 0.
59% fewer events than San Antonio. The pace eases up.
55/100
12% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
20% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
17
51% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
cities that play in des moines's register:
