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| ⭐️ Total score | 31 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 103 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 8°C 46°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 6°C 43°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 32 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Downtown Des Moines |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Indianola Hills |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Gravitate |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Mars Cafe |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Java Joes Coffeehouse |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Dunkin Donuts |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 220,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | United |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Iowa Lutheran Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,356 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,189 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,951 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,415 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,601 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,037 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,017 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $75 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $67 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $243 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $22 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Centrally located amenities
✅ Great school systems in suburbs
✅ Diverse food options
✅ Pedestrian-friendly improvements
✅ Multiple parks and hiking trails
✅ Various entertainment options
✅ Charming spots
✅ 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
❌ Slow pace of life
❌ Not ideal for thrill seekers
❌ 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
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
27
-3° freezing |
16
-9° freezing |
48
9° cold |
55
13° cool |
64
18° cool |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
45
7° cold |
36
2° cold |
| Real |
31
-1°
freezing |
23
-5°
freezing |
51
11°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
84
29°
very warm |
83
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
76
25°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
48
9°
cold |
40
5°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 36% |
nice 33% |
too dry 27% |
nice 31% |
nice 33% |
nice 36% |
nice 36% |
nice 32% |
nice 37% |
too dry 30% |
nice 31% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 38mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 69mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 135mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 45mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 28% |
| Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 229 people | 200 people | 333 people | 267 people | 250 people | 450 people | 267 people | 250 people | 257 people | 325 people | 350 people | 200 people |
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