Des Moines Rankings

2022 Rankings

• Lauridsen Skatepark named #6 Best New Attraction (10best.com)
• Surety Hotel named the Chicest Place to Stay in Iowa (housebeautiful.com)
• Des Moines named a best city for young professionals (policygenius.com)

2021 Rankings

• Top 10 City to Live in After the Pandemic (today.com)
• #2 Safest Place to Live (realestate.usnews.com)
• Iowa named #1 State Recovering Quickest from COVID-19 (wallethub.com)
• Des Moines Ranks Among Most Sustainable Cities (siteselection.com)
• Des Moines Ranked #13 on 150 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2021 - 2022 (realestate.usnews.com)

2020 Rankings

• #7 Best Place to Live in the U.S. (realestate.usnews.com)
• #8 Best City to Live in After the Pandemic (businessinsider.com)
• One of the U.S. Cities Best Positioned to Bounce Back from the Pandemic (finance.yahoo.com)

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)