$100k salary, packing up from Shreveport
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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 premium over Shreveport
Des Moines runs a little pricier than Shreveport. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
3% cheaper than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
6%
$250/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,565/mo
$210 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
70% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
737k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
Shreveport edges ahead with 159 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 55 days under 20° here, 2 in Shreveport.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 46.0× more on the calendar than Shreveport.
55/100
2% lower than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
53% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
17
240% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
in the same ballpark as des moines:
