Des Moines, IA
US City in Iowa, Midwest · ranked on 55 metrics
Des Moines, IA is a US city in Iowa with a population of 211,734 (113th of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (91st of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (108th of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (111th of 395). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (303rd of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (301st of 395), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (289th of 434).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 11th of 46097
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 31st of 46093
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202485th of 46082
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202491st of 43479
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024106th of 46077
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024108th of 43475
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 121st of 43472
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025111th of 39572
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024153rd of 46067
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025334th of 39515
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025315th of 39520
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025303rd of 39523
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025301st of 39524
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024289th of 43433
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024277th of 43436
- Median Household Income$65,932Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024266th of 43439
- Poverty Rate (%)15.0%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024231st of 43447
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 21 widely reported measures from 5 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Des Moines, IA?
- Des Moines, IA has a population of 211,734, 113th among 477 US cities.
- What does Des Moines, IA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Des Moines, IA ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (91st of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (108th of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (111th of 395).
- Where does Des Moines, IA rank worst?
- Des Moines, IA ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (303rd of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (301st of 395); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (289th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Des Moines, IA?
- Rankodex ranks Des Moines, IA on 55 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
55 metrics with a value for this place, in 11 topics