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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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