Davenport vs Duluth
Metro-area medians — Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area vs Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Davenport comes out ahead, winning 4 of the 5 clearly-decided measures.
Davenport and Duluth cost about the same to live in, but Davenport households earn about 3% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches about as far in either.
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On $75,000 for just you, Davenport leaves you about $628/yr better off after tax and local prices.
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.
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Davenport vs Duluth — frequently asked
- Is Davenport cheaper than Duluth?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Davenport and Duluth metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Davenport or Duluth?
- Davenport has the higher median household income — $71,446 versus $69,309 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 3% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Davenport or Duluth?
- It is roughly a wash. After adjusting income for local prices, a typical paycheck is worth about the same in both metros ($80,205 versus $78,079).
- Which has cheaper rent, Davenport or Duluth?
- Rents are close — $971/mo in the Davenport metro versus $993/mo in Duluth (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).