-
Assisted Living Costs in Des Moines, IACost for a single bedroom in Des Moines runs between $686 to $6,120 a month.
Availability is almost guaranteed but you can request information online by filling out the form to the right or call us at 855-363-2002 for a no-cost, in-depth assessment of your senior care needs. Our compassionate advisors can help you find the best Des Moines assisted living facilities for your unique needs and budget.
The official website for the city of Des Moines is http://www.dmgov.org/.
Cities near Des Moines offering memory care options
Urbandale | Clive | Windsor Heights | West Des Moines | Berwick | Cumming | Ankeny | Waukee | Booneville | Granger | Polk City -
Assisted Living Costs in Nearby Cities
* The costs above represent the AVERAGE monthly cost of assisted living for a one person bedroom in that city. -
Facts about Des Moines
Des Moines is also known as: Polk County / Des Moines city.
And some of the notable people born here have been: Corey Taylor (singer and musician), Bill Bryson (writer and science writer), Jim Nussle (politician), Ronda Storms (politician and attorneys in the united states), and Matt McCoy (politician).
Popular neighborhoods in Des Moines include: Downtown Des Moines.
And featured attractions of Des Moines: Principal Park, Knapp Center, Sherman Hill, Drake Fieldhouse, and Des Moines Coliseum.
Des Moines is represented by Senate David Youngand House Frank Cownie.
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Riviere des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 203,433 as of the 2010 census. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 91st in terms of population in the United States with 599,789 residents according to the 2013 estimate by the United States Census Bureau.Des Moines is a major center of the U.S. insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. In fact, Des Moines was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third largest "insurance capital" of the world. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, Athene USA insurance, the Meredith Corporation, Ruan Transportation, EMC Insurance Companies, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Marsh, Monsanto and Pioneer Hi-Bred have large operations in or near the metro area. In recent years Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Facebook have established data processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines metro. Forbes magazine ranked Des Moines as the "Best Place for Business" in both 2010 and 2013. In 2014, NBC ranked Des Moines as the "Wealthiest City in America" according to its criteria.Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics because it is the capital of Iowa, which is home to the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. Hence, many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in Des Moines. A 2007 article in The New York Times stated "if you have any desire to witness presidential candidates in the most close-up and intimate of settings, there is arguably no better place to go than Des Moines".
-
Population shifts in Des Moines
-
Average temperatures in Des Moines
Line in orange is average highs...line in blue is average lows.
Average rainfall in Des Moines
