Iowa State University, located about 30 miles north in Ames, offers a meteorology curriculum. There is a shortage of rental houses and duplexes, therefore rates are high. There are many rental apartments with rates comparable to other Midwest urban areas with population around 400,000. Housing is available in a wide range of prices, depending on the section of the area and the newness. Bus service is not available.
Taxicabs are available.
Average driving time to the office from the opposite side of the city is 20-40 minutes. About the only personal property one might have taxable would be a boat, which would be evaluated at 100 percent and have the same millage rate as real estate. The State of Iowa has a sales tax of 4 percent except on food products. There are no local sales or city income tax for the Des Moines area, however some communities in Iowa have a 1 percent local option sales tax. Iowa has a state income tax.