page_title: West Des Moines, Iowa
hierarchical_section_title: West Des Moines, Iowa
caption_attribution_description: English: West Des Moines, Iowa, welcome sign
context_page_description: West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. Most of the city is in Polk County, with slivers extending into Dallas and Warren counties.
  As of the 2010 census the city population was 56,609, with the United States Census Bureau estimating a population of 67,899 in 2019. West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth-largest city in Iowa. It ranked 94th in Money magazine's list of the "100 Best Places to Live and Launch" in 2008, 77th and 57th on the 100 Best Places to Live in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and 18th on the Hipster Cities of 2015.
context_section_description: West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. Most of the city is in Polk County, with slivers extending into Dallas and Warren counties.
  As of the 2010 census the city population was 56,609, with the United States Census Bureau estimating a population of 67,899 in 2019. West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth-largest city in Iowa. It ranked 94th in Money magazine's list of the "100 Best Places to Live and Launch" in 2008, 77th and 57th on the 100 Best Places to Live in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and 18th on the Hipster Cities of 2015.
caption: West Des Moines welcome sign on George Mills Civic Pkwy, just west of Interstate 35
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