2025 Compare Cities Health:
Des Moines, IA vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- There are 199 physicians per 100,000 people in West Lafayette.
- There are 262 physicians per 100,000 people in Des Moines.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Des Moines, IAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock62.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)60  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock91.386.9
 Physicians per Cap.262  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock84100
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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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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