Davenport, IA
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Davenport ranks 151st for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 189th for income. A household earns $71,446 a year while median rent runs $971/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 11% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is home prices (19th of 300), while household income is the soft spot (189th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 29th and home prices 19th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
For your salary & household
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On $75,000 for just you in Davenport, your take-home is worth about $65,631 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 189th of 300↑15.2%$71,446
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 43rd of 30089 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $80,205
- Per-capita income
- $40,655
- Full-time pay
- $45,464
Housing
- Median rent
- 29th of 300↑30.7%$971/mo
- Home value
- 19th of 300↑28.8%$182,100
- Property tax
- $3,265/yr · 1.8%
- Sales tax
- 6.94%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 29th of 3003%
- Bachelor's+
- 181st of 30031.4%
- Avg commute
- 46th of 30021.2 min
People
- Population
- 381,415
- Population change
- +0.7%
- Median age
- 40.9 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 7.3%
- Broadband
- 92%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 153rd of 30046
- Natural-hazard loss
- 126th of 300$11/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 131st of 30017.9%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 8.6%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Cost of living
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Job market
- + Commute
Watch-outs
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Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — moline quad city intl ap.
What jobs pay in Davenport
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $293,440
- IT managers
- $159,590
- Pharmacists
- $140,550
- Financial managers
- $139,150
- Lawyers
- $124,850
- Software developers
- $115,780
- Civil engineers
- $92,950
- General & operations managers
- $91,140
- Accountants & auditors
- $77,600
- Registered nurses
- $77,150
- Electricians
- $76,950
- Plumbers
- $76,310
- Police officers
- $68,550
- Web developers
- $62,520
- Secondary school teachers
- $61,960
- Elementary school teachers
- $61,650
- Carpenters
- $60,440
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $58,280
- Construction laborers
- $54,380
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $51,200
- Customer service reps
- $39,950
- Janitors
- $35,560
- Retail salespersons
- $32,030
- Waiters & waitresses
- $31,200
- Cashiers
- $31,200
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Davenport metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Iowa are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Tennessee920
- Wisconsin630
- California573
- Texas287
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Davenport metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Davenport metro?
- Median gross rent across the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area is $971 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Davenport.
- What is the median household income in the Davenport metro?
- A typical household in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area earns $71,446 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Davenport expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area runs about 11% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Davenport metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $80,205 (versus its face value of $71,446). CityLedger rates the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area moderately affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Davenport metro?
- The median home value across the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area is $182,100 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Davenport metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area is 3% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).