City size comparison

compared to

Des Moines is around the same size as Madison.

Madison (map shows its 124 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 217 sq km, while Des Moines (map shows its 58 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 228 sq km, making Des Moines 5% larger than Madison.

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Madison vs. Des Moines uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.