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Des Moines, IA · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks T#107 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 20 — Quiet. That puts it in the 21st percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

City Vibe score
20
Quiet
National rank
T#107 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
21st

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Des Moines sits 30 points below 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. #105 Santa Ana, CA 22
  2. #106 Fort Wayne, IN 21
  3. T#107 Des Moines, IA — this page 20
  4. #109 Aurora, CO 19
  5. #110 Jersey City, NJ 18

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Nashville, TN 93
  2. T#2 Bend, OR 92
  3. T#2 Portland, ME 92
  4. T#2 San Jose, CA 92
  5. T#5 Atlanta, GA 91

More about Des Moines

Des Moines scores 70 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: