Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it's close to all of the city's main attractions.

艺术家酒店和旅社距市中心车站仅需步行10分钟，它靠近城市的所有主要景点。

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"You feel safe all the time, and people are extremely friendly," says Hamilton-Morris, a spokeswoman for the city of Des Moines, Iowa.

汉密尔顿·莫里斯说，“你在这总是感觉到安全，人们特别友好，”她是爱荷华州的得梅因的女代言人。

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They eventually decided to raise their children in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines, because it boasted good schools, affordable housing and a strong sense of community.

他们最终决定，在爱荷华州的首府得梅因抚养他们的孩子。因为得梅因有引以为傲的良好学校、实惠的住宅价格、社区氛围好。

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Others have started heading to more affordable markets in the nation's heartland, to the metropolitan areas like Kansas City, Des Moines and Sioux Falls.

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Or is it possible that the lists have been compiled by snarky, unscrupulous young journalists who would rather die than visit Waco or Des Moines or Traverse City, much less live there?

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In its largest city, Des Moines, 1 out of every 697 housing units received foreclosure notices in November, according to RealtyTrac.

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