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Rankings

Greater Des Moines (DSM) is experiencing a wave of momentum. National publications are recognizing that momentum in the form of top rankings.

Most Recent DSM USA Rankings

#2 Safest Place to Live – U.S. News & World Report, 2021
#8 Top City Whose Unemployment Rate is Dropping – WalletHub, 2021
#11 Most Affordable City to Buy a Home – Forbes Advisor, 2021
#1 Best Place to Live in the Midwest for High Salaries and Low Cost of Living – The Ascent, 2021
#5 Best Place to Live in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report, 2020
#8 Best City to Live in After the Pandemic – Business Insider, 2020
Top 10 Housing Markets for Millennials During the Pandemic – National Association of Realtors, 2020
One of the U.S. Cities Best Positioned to Bounce Back from the Pandemic – Moody's Analytics, 2020
#5 Metro for Number of Economic Development Projects among metros with a population of 200,000 to 1 million – Site Selection Magazine, 2020
#3 Top Midwestern U.S. City for Women in STEM Occupations – CommercialCafe™, 2020
One of "10 Cities That are Ready for the Big Time" – Site Selection Magazine, 2019
One of "10 Cities That are Blooming, Not Rusting" – Manhattan Institute, 2019
Top 10 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes, 2019
#3 Best City for High Salaries and Low Costs of Living – The Ascent, 2019
#1 Place with Good Jobs and Cheap Housing – Investopedia, 2019
#8 Best U.S. City for Work-Life Balance – GOBankingRates, 2019
1 of 3 Cities Bucking the Tide of Midwest Talent & Population Loss – Site Selection, 2019
#1 Metro for Millenials to Buy Homes – Grow Magazine, 2019
#3 Top Market for Opportunity Employment Share – Site Selection, 2019
#2 Top City for Young Home Buyers – Clever Real Estate, 2019
#7 Hot Spot for Data Science Jobs – Burning Glass, 2019
#6 Best Places to Work in Tech – SmartAsset, 2019
#7 Best City for Living the American Dream – SmartAsset, 2019
#5 Best Place to Live in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report, 2019
#3 Best Affordable Place to Live in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report, 2019
#3 Metro for Number of Economic Development Projects among metros with a population of 200,000 – 1 million – SiteSelection, 2019
Top 10 Best State Capital to Live in – WalletHub, 2019
Top 7 Most Recession-Proof Cities in the U.S. – Livability, 2019
#7 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes, 2018
#4 Top City With a Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Life – BadCredit.org, 2018 
#8 Best City to Find Small Business Jobs – ZipRecruiter, 2018 
#1 Most Popular City for Millennial Homebuyers – Lending Tree, 2018 
Top 10 Most-Artistic Medium-Sized City  – Expedia, 2018 
#8 Best Job Market – ZipRecruiter, 2018
One of “5 Up-and-Coming Tech Hotspots” –  Livability, 2018
One of “12 Surprisingly Great Places to Retire in the Midwest” –  Kiplinger, 2018
“World Festival and Event City” – International Festivals and Events Association, 2017
#7 Place Where Jobs Will Be In 2018 – Forbes, 2017
#5 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes, 2017
#9 Best City for Quality of Life – NerdWallet, 2017
#1 Minor League Sports Market – SportsBusiness Journal, 2017
#6 Best Place to Be a Teacher – SmartAsset, 2017
#4 Top City for Real Estate in the Midwest – PwC, 2017
#10 Best City for Tech Workers – SmartAsset, 2017
#1 Best Place for Millennials to Live in the Midwest – Growella, 2017
#4 Best Place for Children – SmartAsset, 2017 
#5 Best City for Successful Aging – Milken Institute, 2017
Top 25 Community for Well-Being – Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, 2017
#3 Best Place to Live with a Low Cost of Living – Business Insider, 2017
#7 Most Charitable City – CNBC, 2017
#9 Best City to Get Out of Credit Card Debt – SmartAsset, 2017