West Des Moines vs Redlands
West Des Moines, IA compared with Redlands, CA · 1,372 miles apart
West Des Moines has 74,224 residents to Redlands’s 74,128. West Des Moines comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Redlands does better on median household income.
| West Des Moines, IA | Redlands, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 74,224 | 74,128 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,562 | 2,058 |
| Median household income | $86,594 | $105,041 |
| Median home value | $309,000 | $618,900 |
| Median rent | $1,237 | $2,005 |
| Homeownership | 57.4% | 56.8% |
| Average commute | 18.3 min | 24.9 min |
| Median age | 36 | 34.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.9% | 41.5% |
| Poverty rate | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| Unemployment | 2.4% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 3.6× | 5.9× |
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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