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Transit Quality in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks T#99 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 26 — Quiet. That puts it in the 27th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

Transit Quality score
26
Quiet
National rank
T#99 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
27th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Des Moines sits 24 points below the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

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Ranked around Des Moines

  1. #97 Albuquerque, NM 28
  2. #98 Little Rock, AR 27
  3. T#99 Des Moines, IA — this page 26
  4. #101 Virginia Beach, VA 25
  5. #102 Memphis, TN 24

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Des Moines

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