City size comparison

compared to

Des Moines is about 6 times bigger than Sarasota.

Sarasota (map shows its 40 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 38 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 500% larger than Sarasota.

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