Ankeny vs West Des Moines
Ankeny, IA compared with West Des Moines, IA · 16 miles apart
Ankeny has 77,833 residents to West Des Moines’s 74,224. Ankeny comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. West Des Moines does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Ankeny, IA | West Des Moines, IA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77,833 | 74,224 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,383 | 1,562 |
| Median household income | $108,198 | $86,594 |
| Median home value | $331,000 | $309,000 |
| Median rent | $1,319 | $1,237 |
| Homeownership | 71.3% | 57.4% |
| Average commute | 21.1 min | 18.3 min |
| Median age | 33.6 | 36 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 52.1% | 54.9% |
| Poverty rate | 4.2% | 8.4% |
| Unemployment | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 3.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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