Des Moines vs Grand Prairie
Des Moines, IA compared with Grand Prairie, TX · 642 miles apart
Des Moines has 212,086 residents to Grand Prairie’s 209,434. Des Moines comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Grand Prairie does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| Des Moines, IA | Grand Prairie, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 212,086 | 209,434 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,406 | 2,739 |
| Median household income | $65,932 | $81,619 |
| Median home value | $194,700 | $295,500 |
| Median rent | $1,090 | $1,629 |
| Homeownership | 60.5% | 58.7% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 28 min |
| Median age | 34.6 | 34.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29.7% | 30% |
| Poverty rate | 15% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 3× | 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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