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| ⭐️ Total score | 20 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 25°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (75%) = feels 25°C 77°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 36 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31.5 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Downtown Des Moines |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Indianola Hills |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | T Mobile |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Mars Cafe |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Java Joes Coffeehouse |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Dunkin Donuts |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 220,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | United |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Iowa Lutheran Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,066 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,912 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,291 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,226 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $900 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $250 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,052 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $96 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 41 listings) | $2,166 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $71 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
27
-3° freezing |
16
-9° freezing |
50
10° cold |
55
13° cool |
64
18° cool |
90
32° hot |
91
33° hot |
88
31° hot |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
45
7° cold |
37
3° cold |
| Real |
32
0°
freezing |
22
-6°
freezing |
52
11°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
77
25°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
48
9°
cold |
41
5°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 71% |
nice 65% |
nice 55% |
nice 62% |
nice 65% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 64% |
nice 73% |
nice 59% |
nice 61% |
| Rain |
dry 43mm |
dry 33mm |
rainy 122mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 129mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 80mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 185mm |
rainy 60mm |
dry 47mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 68% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 15% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 46% |
| Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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