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Des Moines, IA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks #42 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 69 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

City Vibe score
69
Fun
National rank
#42 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Des Moines sits 19 points above the median.

How city vibe is measured

How much the city is talked about and searched for — news and search attention.

Data sources: GDELT news tone and Google Trends search interest (each percentile-ranked, then averaged).

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Ranked around Des Moines

  1. T#39 Orlando, FL 71
  2. #41 Reno, NV 70
  3. #42 Des Moines, IA — this page 69
  4. T#43 Detroit, MI 68
  5. T#43 Greensboro, NC 68

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Billings, MT 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Nashville, TN 92
  4. T#2 Scottsdale, AZ 92
  5. T#5 Las Vegas, NV 91

More about Des Moines

Des Moines scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: