2025 Compare Cities Health:
Des Moines, IA vs Key West, FL

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Highlights
- There are 221 physicians per 100,000 people in Key West.
- There are 262 physicians per 100,000 people in Des Moines.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Des Moines, IAKey West, FLUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock87.758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock96.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.262  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock145100
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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Reviews for Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 9 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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