Des Moines metro · Midwest

Des Moines, IA

Iowa · approx. 932,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$76.1K

household / year

Avg home price

$261K

~$1,307/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,180

per month

Cost of living

100 = US avg

How Des Moines scores

Job market depth74/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability100/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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