$100k salary, packing up from Spokane
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 Spokane
Des Moines runs a little pricier than Spokane. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,268/mo
17% cheaper than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
6%
$500/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,565/mo
$248 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$300k
29% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
737k
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
151
pleasant days a year, in des moines.
Spokane edges ahead with 164 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 55 days under 20°, vs 34 in Spokane.
About as much going on as in Spokane.
55/100
32% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Rock Creek State Park, 40.2 mi.
78/100
14% lower than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
17
70% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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