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Cost & Benefits

Denver vs Des Moines

Simple answer

You'd likely save $231 a month in Denver.

Typical rent is $1,090 in Des Moines and $859 in Denver. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Denver

Iowa

Typical rent
$859
Typical pay
$92,000 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,023
Price index
87.1 (metro)

Des Moines

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,090
Typical pay
$65,932 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,360
Price index
91.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Denver and Des Moines are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.