City size comparison

compared to

Jackson is about 1.3 times bigger than Des Moines.

Des Moines (map shows its 58 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 228 sq km, while Jackson (map shows its 125 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 289 sq km, making Jackson 27% larger than Des Moines.

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