City size comparison

compared to

Kansas City is about 3.6 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 Kansas City (map shows its 145 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 815 sq km, making Kansas City 257% larger than Des Moines.

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