Reviews & Comments
Des Moines, IA
re: HATE THIS STATE - 3/31/2013 -
12/24/2014Wow, you must be immortal, invulnerable and eternally young! I'm so glad you'll never suffer old age, infirmity, weight problems or the heartless ignorant comments of young fools. You have my complete admiration!
I used to be young and good-looking. Now I'm old, blind and overweight. Sorry I offended you by not dying in my twenties.
Des Moines, IA
Good housing value for most -
12/24/2014I'm living in a hotel in Des Moines and looking for a place to live. What I've found is that Des Moines has a tremendous amount of subsidized (known as "income restricted" housing available. If you're a couple making less than about 36,000 per year (more if you're a large family, a bit less for singles) you can get a terrific apartment or house at greatly reduced rates... Not so great for me, as this drives up the rates of the remaining "market rate" homes and apartments. However, there's a lot of new building going on and I think things will even out soon (overbuilding seems likely).
Also, if yhou're in the market to buy or build a home, houses are inexpensive and land is plentiful, even in the urban areas... The typical lot seems large enough to hold three houses, especially in the older neighborhoods.