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Des Moines Rankings

2019 Rankings

Des Moines named one of America's top 21 unique art towns (July 16, Cubesmart.com)
Des Moines named one of nation's top 11 "Best Farmers' Markets in America" by Country Living (June 27, Countryliving.com)
Des Moines named #1 on Livability's list of "10 Best State Fairs in America" (June 21, Livability.com)
Des Moines named #6 on Yahoo Finance's list of Best American Cities to Work in Tech in 2019 (June 11, Finance.yahoo.com)
MercyOne in Des Moines named on 100 Great Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review (April 12, Beckershospitalreview.com)
U.S. News & World Report named Des Moines the #5 Best Place to Live in the U.S. (April 9, USNews.com)
U.S. News & World Report named Des Moines the #3 Best Affordable Place to Live in the U.S. (April 9, USNews.com)
Des Moines named as one of the 5 Presidential Campaign Stops That Are Also Awesome Places to Live (March 25, Livability.com)
#3 Metro for Number of Economic Development Projects among metros with a population of 200,000 – 1 million (March, SiteSelection.com)
#10 on Best State Capitals to Live in (February 19, WalletHub.com)
Top 7 Most Recession-Proof Cities in the U.S. (January 22, Livability.com)
Des Moines named one of 11 Cities That Will Inspire Your Staycation by Expedia (January 16, Expedia.com)

2018 Rankings

The Cheese Shop named America's Favorite Cheese Shop (October, Hoodline.com)
Des Moines named as one of 6 Unexpected Cities That Are Leading the Hyper-Local Food Movement (October 29, Livability.com)
Des Moines named one of the Friendliest Cities in the U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler (August 8, Cntraveler.com)
Iowa State Fair named #9 most affordable state fair in America by Home to Go (August, HometoGo.com)
One of “12 Surprisingly Great Places to Retire in the Midwest” (July 23, Kiplinger.com)
Downtown Des Moines' Farmers' Market named in the Top 25 Farmers' Markets Across America by Parade (July 5, Parade.com)
Des Moines named one of the Best Cities to Start a Business by CubeSmart (March 13, CubeSmart.com)
Des Moines named one of the Happiest Cities in America by WalletHub (March 12, WalletHub.com)
Livability names Des Moines One of Five Up-and-Coming Tech Hotspots (March 9, Livability.com)
Des Moines named one of the Top Cities in America for St. Patrick's Day Celebrations by WalletHub (March 7, WalletHub.com)
Expedia names Des Moines one of the Most Artistic Towns in America (February 14, Expedia.com)
Des Moines named one of the Hottest Iowa Destinations by MeetingPages (January 30, MeetingPages.com)

Three Greater Des Moines spots named on the Best Places for Beer in Iowa by RateBeer (January 25, RateBeer.com)
Greater Des Moines Named One of 18 Family-Friendly Places to Visit in 2018 by Chicago Parent (January 2, ChicagoParent.com)
#8 on The Best Job Markets for 2018 (January, ZipRecruiter.com)
#7 Best Place for Business and Careers (2018, Forbes.com)

2017 Rankings

Game Informer Names Up-Down One of the Top 10 Arcade Bars in the Country (December 30, GameInformer.com)
Zombie Burger + Drink Lab Named Best Burger in Iowa by MSN Lifestyle (December 18, MSN.com)
Expedia Names Des Moines 1 of 15 Under-the-Radar Cities You Need to Visit (September 20, Viewfinder.Expedia.com)
Des Moines Named #1 Minor League Sports Market in the Nation (September 18, SportsBusinessDaily.com)
Des Moines Named IFEA World Festival and Event City (September 14, IFEA.com)
Thrillist names Des Moines Best Food City in Iowa (March, Thrillist.com)
Reward Expert ranked Des Moines as one of the Best Mid-Sized Cities to Visit in 2017 (RewardExpert.com)
Des Moines Arts Festival Named one of the Top Art Fairs in America (ArtsyShark.com)
Des Moines Named One of The 6 Best New Beer Cities to Visit in 2017 (February 17, VinePair.com)
Des Moines Named One of the Top Underappreciated American Cities You Should Totally Move To (February 17, Thrillist.com)
Des Moines Ranked in the Top 10 Places to Live in the U.S. (February 12, SuccessfulMeetings.com)