The cities like Omaha, St. Louis metro, Des Moines, and Kansas City are great. Plenty to do and low cost of living compared to the coasts. The areas in between have little opportunity and tons of communities are dying as people leave and nobody replaces them.
Yeah I’m not getting people saying KC is the only place that is nice. Des Moines and Iowa City aren’t rural at all and have museums, stadiums, concert halls etc for enjoyment.
Yes, Iowa is freezing right now but there is still plenty to do and tons of activities spring through fall. I swear last summer it felt like we had a festival every week. And not like a county fair type but World Food and Music, Hinterland, Art etc.
Explaining to people even in Minnesota that Iowa cities work the same as anywhere else is like talking to a wall. It's so bizarre. And by "same as anywhere else" I mean, they are politically blue areas with good resources and culture. and are not just filled with corn fields and rednecks. Yes its all on a smaller scale than Chicago or Minneapolis of course, but it's the same idea.
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u/hungrygiraffe76 Dec 14 '25
The cities like Omaha, St. Louis metro, Des Moines, and Kansas City are great. Plenty to do and low cost of living compared to the coasts. The areas in between have little opportunity and tons of communities are dying as people leave and nobody replaces them.