Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Des Moines vs Van Meter

Simple answer

You'd likely save $27 a month in Van Meter.

Typical rent is $1,090 in Des Moines and $1,063 in Van Meter. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Des Moines

Iowa

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

Van Meter

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,063
Typical pay
$135,139 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,360
Price index
91.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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