Greater Des Moines Partnership | Des Moines, Iowa

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Cost Data

Cost Data

Business Costs
The cost of doing business in the Greater Des Moines Region is 17% lower than that of the nation as a whole.

  • The 2015 Standard New Employer Unemployment Insurance Tax rate for non-construction employers is 1.0 percent on a $27,300 taxable wage base.

Living Costs
For Greater Des Moines residents it is typical to find combined savings of 10% over the nation.

Cost of Living Index Calculator
Compare prices from individual urban areas against those in Greater Des Moines. Partnership team members and their counterparts nationwide collect hundreds of individual prices several times per year.  The results feed into the Calculator for a one-year rolling average, refreshed quarterly.

 


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2015 Cost of Living Comparison for Selected Metros
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2015 Payroll Taxes 
Tax rates for Iowa are outlined in Fast Wage and Tax Facts, courtesy of ADP, Inc.

Des Moines MSA Wage Survey 
May 2014 wage rates for hundreds of occupations in the Des Moines IA MSA. 

Regional Workforce Analysis 
Our 2014 survey of labor characteristics and availability, conducted in partnership with Iowa Workforce Development and local economic development partners. 

Midwest Consumer Price Index 
The Consumer Price Index tracks changes in prices over time, and the Midwest version of the CPI covers Iowa.

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