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Des Moines, IA · the CityFunIndex

Culture in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks #34 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 75 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 75th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

Culture score
75
Very Fun
National rank
#34 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
75th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Des Moines sits 25 points above the median.

How culture is measured

Museums, theatres, galleries and arts institutions.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap museums, galleries and theatres plus geo-tagged Wikipedia landmarks, with Google Places ratings adjusting for venue quality.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Des Moines

  1. T#31 Miami, FL 77
  2. #33 Washington, DC 76
  3. #34 Des Moines, IA — this page 75
  4. T#35 Boston, MA 74
  5. T#35 Oakland, CA 74

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Top US cities for culture

  1. #1 Stowe, VT 93
  2. T#2 Gatlinburg, TN 92
  3. T#2 Park City, UT 92
  4. T#2 Telluride, CO 92
  5. T#5 Aspen, CO 91

More about Des Moines

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