Sioux Falls vs Des Moines
Sioux Falls, SD compared with Des Moines, IA · 209 miles apart
Sioux Falls has 213,748 residents to Des Moines’s 212,086. Sioux Falls comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, average commute. Des Moines does better on homeownership, price to income.
| Sioux Falls, SD | Des Moines, IA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 213,748 | 212,086 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,528 | 2,406 |
| Median household income | $75,970 | $65,932 |
| Median home value | $292,400 | $194,700 |
| Median rent | $1,035 | $1,090 |
| Homeownership | 59.5% | 60.5% |
| Average commute | 17 min | 19.5 min |
| Median age | 35.5 | 34.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.1% | 29.7% |
| Poverty rate | 9.6% | 15% |
| Unemployment | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 3× |
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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