Des Moines, IA

✅ Centrally located amenities

✅ Great school systems in surrounding suburbs

✅ Variety of delicious bakeries, coffee shops, and non-chain restaurants

✅ Pedestrian-friendly with bike lanes

✅ Entertainment options with bars and nightclubs

✅ Many parks and hiking trails

✅ Festivals happening regularly

✅ Charming spots in the town

✅ Good for families and those seeking a relaxed lifestyle

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Can be slow and boring for thrill seekers

❌ Pretty sleepy town

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets very cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal