Preferable State: Nebraska or Iowa

[Phil P]

Originally Posted by BlueRedTide

Didn't know Des Moines had a waterfall in it's downtown with a pedestrian bridge crossing over it,

Also didn't know about a Disneyland of Iowa?
https://youtu.be/g3W9Lh7mY5k
Adventureland Park (The Iowa "Disneyland")

Seems like Des Moines is quite the underrated City

All those plains cities punch above their weight. Cedar Rapids has a cooler downtown buildings than Colorado Springs, which is like 3 times bigger in population.

[Chicago-guy]

Iowa.
Hilly. River Road areas.
Closer to the east.

[Northeasterner1970]

I’ve pointed this out in another thread, but I really don’t think Iowa is super similar to Nebraska. I think Iowa shares a lot more similarities with Missouri, Illinois, and Minnesota than Nebraska.

They are geographically different, historically different, development patterns are different. Omaha has always been a lot more dominant of a city, yet you also find way more desolate areas of Nebraska.

I think the only people who think that Nebraska and Iowa are interchangeable are people who haven’t been to those states.

[fezzador]

Originally Posted by Northeasterner1970

I’ve pointed this out in another thread, but I really don’t think Iowa is super similar to Nebraska. I think Iowa shares a lot more similarities with Missouri, Illinois, and Minnesota than Nebraska.

They are geographically different, historically different, development patterns are different. Omaha has always been a lot more dominant of a city, yet you also find way more desolate areas of Nebraska.

I think the only people who think that Nebraska and Iowa are interchangeable are people who haven’t been to those states.

I don’t find Iowa particularly similar to Minnesota or Missouri. Minnesota and Missouri epitomize the Upper and Lower Midwest respectively and aside from the far northern and southern fringes of the state, Iowa does not really identify as being either Upper or Lower Midwestern. I can however see more of a similarity between eastern Iowa and northern Illinois, outside of Chicago. Both are greener, more densely populated and wetter than either western Iowa or eastern Nebraska.

Eastern Nebraska and western Iowa are similar culturally and geographically, but just as eastern Iowa is distinct from western Iowa, western Nebraska is equally if not more distinct than eastern Nebraska. However western Nebraska is so incredibly remote and sparely populated that it’s rarely discussed in a national context, although geographically and historically it’s the most interesting part of the state (think of the Wild West days of the late 1800s with bison roaming the plains and old frontier forts and various Indian wars)

[lovecrowds]

Originally Posted by BlueRedTide

Preferable States Hits Rural America. MOOooooo, Which of these largely Agricultural States also Interlaced with a Maize of Cities is your fortay and to your liking, Give your Opinion and Let's get to the Results


Preferable State: Nebraska or Iowa

- Preferred Location
- Brighter Future
- Best Major Cities
- Best Secondary Cities
- Topography & Landscapes
- Economy
- Higher Education
- Weather
- The State I Prefer is?

I personally prefer Nebraska over Iowa by a wide margin.

Prefered Location: Iowa.

Iowa has close proximity to a large percentage of the Midwest. The Quad Cities in Iowa have close proximity to a large percentage of the Midwest

Brighter Future: Nebraska.

Both states have a very good bright future, but Omaha is an economic powerhouse for the population.

The amount of businesses that have Omaha-roots, are owned by a Omaha based congolmerates or are headquartered in Omaha is likely one of the highest concentrations in the world per-capita.

Des Moines does very well also but it seems very insurance-centric which are careers that aren't location centric.

Best Major Cities: Nebraska.

Omaha/Lincoln with 1.3 million people has the amenities of metros several times there size.

A majority of Iowa cities tend to be good across the board but what Omaha/Lincoln are turning into is excellent in my opinion.

I think the corridor of Omaha/Lincoln/Bellevue/Seward/Papillion/La Vista is one of the highest quality of life areas if one does not include the bitter cold winters.

Best Secounday Cities: Iowa.

Iowa has Dubuque, Sioux City, Davenport, Betterndorf, Cedar Falls, Council Bluffs which are good cities across the board.

Kearney, Nebraska is excellent, but a majority of other secoundary cities in Nebraska have not impressed like Iowa secoundary cities.

Economy: Nebraska

Omaha an absolute economic powerhouse for it's size. The market valuations of Omaha based conglomerates, corporations and companies is likely one of the top 10 highest per-capita of anywhere worldwide for metro area of less than a million people.

Omaha has Nebraska Medical Center which is the size of a neighborhood and has a skyline nearly on par with some cities of a million plus population.

Iowa has a good economy, very good in some areas like Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.

Weather: Nebraska

Nebraska overall has a slightly warmer winter. There are some places in Western Nebraska that can have fairly warm days occasionally in the winter.

Iowa summers are a little bit cooler temperature wise generally.

Iowa is much wetter state overall than Nebraska. Omaha and Des Moines are both fairly wet, but much of Central and Western Nebraska is semi-arid.

[fezzador]

I'm actually a little surprised NE is in the lead in this poll, even though I actually voted for it. My guess is that the city of Omaha is what tipped it in its favor (and it is definitely one of the more underappreciated cities in the region), and perhaps more competent elected leadership (Nebraska's governor and congressional delegates are definitely more low-key than Iowa's, and probably a good thing too)

[IowanFarmer]

Omaha is bigger than Des Moines, with more amenities, but I think Des Moines is a more fun place to visit and "cooler" for lack of a better term.

[bluescreen73]

I picked Nebraska based on climate and topography. Omaha is nice, but I'd stick to the northwestern part of the state (Chadron, Scottsbluff, Valentine, or Crawford). It's just too humid east of US-83 for my tastes, and the northwestern part of the state is more scenic. I've got a job I can work remotely so if I were to move, I wouldn't be stuck in Omaha or Lincoln.

I've already lived in the Upper Midwest (Wisconsin), and if I relocated to that part of the country again, it would be Wisconsin or Minnesota.