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How's life in Des Moines Iowa
Posted on 12/15/21 at 10:26 am
Posted on 12/15/21 at 10:26 am
Might be relocating to Des Moines. Can anyone tell me what it's like there besides being cold. Is the housing market relatively affordable, average rent for 2 bedroom? TIA for all replies!!
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Posted on 12/15/21 at 10:36 am to dbllung
I went to Des Moines for work. About the only thing I could think was
-This place is boring as hell
-It gets dark super late
-They have the best gas stations everywhere
-The roads are good
thats all i got
-This place is boring as hell
-It gets dark super late
-They have the best gas stations everywhere
-The roads are good
thats all i got
Posted on 12/15/21 at 11:25 am to jsk020
Well that sucks!! How about El Paso? Have a chance to go there too.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 11:50 am to dbllung
My son went to College in Ames, so we have visited Des Moines quite a bit. For a small town, its not bad. Good little downtown area with bars and dining, farmers market on Saturday. Folks are super midwest nice. Having lived in West Texas- run away from there.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 11:54 am to roberma
The farmers market on Saturday is pretty awesome. Spent a weekend there and had a pretty good time. Walkable town that has skywalks that connect a lot of downtown together.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 2:20 pm to dbllung
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How about El Paso? Have a chance to go there too.
depends on how attracted you are to the outdoor activities in and around there. el paso itself is a good enough town, very clean and very well run (dont let border-related biases dissuade you on that). obviously a completely different culture there than iowa, not to mention a completely different climate.
el paso also offers crossroads-like access to new mexico, colorado, arizona, etc for a lifetimes worth of outdoor vacation options.
personally i'd choose el paso over des moines, but you should visit both before you decide
Posted on 12/15/21 at 3:45 pm to dbllung
Des Moines is a great, affordable city. Downside is it’s sort of isolated and winters are cold. Id choose Des Moines over El Paso and I like El Paso! You wont regret moving to Iowa!
This post was edited on 12/16/21 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 12/15/21 at 5:41 pm to dbllung
I've been to Des Moines once, and that was during early November and not during the depths of winter.
While they had the standard chain stuff, there were LOTS of locally-owned restaurants for some variety.
It was fairly easy to get around there.
For three days, it was interesting. I don't know how it would be over the long haul.
While they had the standard chain stuff, there were LOTS of locally-owned restaurants for some variety.
It was fairly easy to get around there.
For three days, it was interesting. I don't know how it would be over the long haul.
Posted on 12/15/21 at 9:56 pm to dbllung
I lived 2 hours away in Cedar Rapids and loved it. But I'm not a big city person.
Posted on 12/19/21 at 12:00 pm to goldennugget
Thanks for the replies!!
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:34 am to dbllung
Ankeny is a great community just north of Des Moines.
Des Moines is a nice mid-sized city. Good restaurants, brew pubs and great people.
Not the best place to party but a great place to raise a family.
Des Moines is a nice mid-sized city. Good restaurants, brew pubs and great people.
Not the best place to party but a great place to raise a family.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:20 pm to dbllung
I’d choose Des Moines over El Paso any day strictly based on how friendly the people are.
El Paso isn’t bad but Des Moines is actually pretty solid winters be dammed.
El Paso isn’t bad but Des Moines is actually pretty solid winters be dammed.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 7:36 am to dbllung
Spent plenty of time in Des Moines and El Paso. I would much rather live in El Paso.
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