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Affordability in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks #33 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 76 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 76th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

affordability score
76
Very Fun
National rank
#33 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
76th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Des Moines sits 26 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Des Moines

  1. T#31 Bend, OR 77
  2. T#31 Gatlinburg, TN 77
  3. #33 Des Moines, IA — this page 76
  4. #34 Fort Wayne, IN 75
  5. T#35 San Francisco, CA 74

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Des Moines

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