Des Moines, Iowa. Unemployment Rate. Median Income. Median Home Price. Median Age. Comfort Index Climate. As the cultural and economic heart of Iowa, Des Moines is headquarters to nearly 60 companies and most notably a center for the insurance industry as well as many agriculture-related businesses.
It is quintessentially Midwestern with a clean but plain downtown with mostly rectangular tree-lined streets. Read More about Des Moines. The wealthier and more educated suburbs and most parks and recreational amenities lie west of town, the largest being West Des Moines, while the east is more industrial.
The area contains about factories, many processing food or manufacturing farming products. The city has an assortment of parks, museums, zoos, gardens, and historic attractions.
For a larger capital city, air service is relatively lacking and ethnic diversity is low, but cost of living is quite reasonable for what is available and for a capital city.
The gently rolling terrain sits in the shallow valley of the Des Moines River and its tributaries. The climate is continental with a marked seasonal contrast in both temperature and precipitation.
The summer season is warm and humid with prevailing southerly winds and precipitation falling mainly as showers and thunderstorms, some heavy. Autumn is characteristically sunny with diminishing precipitation. Winter brings cold dry air, sometimes below 0 degrees, interrupted by occasional, short show storms.
Extensive drifting snow can impede transportation. First freeze is early October, last is early May. Recent job growth is Positive. Des Moines jobs have increased by 2. Forbes ranked Des Moines the 1 city in the nation for business and careers and also the 1 place to raise a family. We have compiled a list of resources for both new residents and those thinking about relocating to the Des Moines Metro. Please visit the links to explore Des Moines and all it has to offer. John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park features artwork of the world's most celebrated artists.
Experience the Des Moines Art Center and its diverse museum and school. Bring your family to see more than 1, furry, finned and feathered friends at the Blank Park Zoo. Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. Throroughbred racing and casino in Altoona, IA. Iowa Speedway. Principal Riverwalk features lighted, landscaped public spaces, world-class public art and unique pedestrian bridges and pathways connecting miles of Central Iowa trails.
The Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world.
Downtown Farmer's Market connects urban and rural communities while supporting local entrepreneurs including farmers, producers, bakers, artists and more, representing 58 counties across the state of Iowa. Des Moines Civic Center. Iowa is well known for its quality education system. The historic home of Des Moines banker and postmaster Major Hoyt Sherman was always a social centre of town. It also hosts a summer jazz festival.
Just as appealing is its backroom bar, the High Life Lounge , a tribute to Miller beer and the 70s kitsch surrounding it, where cheeseburger baskets and spam sandwiches are served at retro wooden booths. The signature dish and my favourite is the Crab Rangoon, with crunchy wontons as a topping. The thing you really have to order is the kamikaze shot — they bring it with a crash helmet for you to put on.
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