I saw an article somewhere awhile back ranking cities by Hipster population. Des Moines may have been the top ranked, or least near the top.
To what degree is it based on “yeah, I can find work here”?
Correction. That was Ames, Iowa at number two.
West Des Moinses coming in at 18th.
http://www.cbsnews.com/media/the-19-most-hipster-cities-in-america/19/