Sioux Falls, SD → Des Moines, IA
Moving to Des Moines costs you $53 a month
−$636 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 38 households moved Sioux Falls → Des Moines (avg AGI $42,868). 32 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Sioux Falls | Des Moines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,250 | $7,484 | +$234 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,451 | $1,758 | +$307 |
| Take-home pay | $5,799 | $5,726 | −$74 |
| Rent | $1,005 | $1,005 | $0 |
| Getting around | $539 | $533 | −$6 |
| Groceries | $364 | $360 | −$4 |
| Healthcare | $410 | $405 | −$5 |
| Utilities | $228 | $225 | −$3 |
| Everything else | $319 | $315 | −$4 |
| Left over | $2,936 | $2,883 | −$53 |
To break even in Des Moines, you'd need to earn
$91,000
Household gross, versus $87,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Sioux Falls does now.
The tax difference alone
−$2,858
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.0% in Sioux Falls, 23.5% in Des Moines.
More about Des Moines
Sioux Falls, SD in full
No income tax, an 18-minute commute, and nothing to do in February.
Des Moines, IA in full
Insurance-sector wages against the lowest housing costs on this list.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Des Moines on Des Moines wages.
Des Moines → Sioux Falls →Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.