There are 8 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Des Moines. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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4520 Northwest Urbandale Drive, Urbandale
9.4 mi from downtown Des Moines · Mixed-income catchment
6630 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
9.7 mi from downtown Des Moines · Mixed-income catchment
5355 Northwest 86th Street, Johnston, IA
8.7 mi from downtown Des Moines · Mixed-income catchment
509 North Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny
11.3 mi from downtown Des Moines · Mixed-income catchment
1600 Valley West Drive, West Des Moines
7.6 mi from downtown Des Moines · Mixed-income catchment
1510 North Jefferson Way, Indianola, IA
13.9 mi from downtown Des Moines · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Des Moines location has the highest Goods Score (51 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 8 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Des Moines, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.