Des Moines
What’s happening
Weather
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Local news
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Outdoors in Des Moines
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How Des Moines ranks
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Housing in Des Moines
The typical Des Moines home is worth about $598,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Washington typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Des Moines
Safety Grade C-
Des Moines reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.
Schools in Des Moines
All Des Moines schools →School Grade C
The public schools Des Moines’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Des Moines is
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