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What Is It Like to Live in Davenport?

What it costs to live in Davenport, and how it compares with other Iowa cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

40

24th best value in Iowa

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Iowa cities.

Overall livability

36

24th overall in Iowa

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Davenport is home to about 101,725 people. A typical home runs $138,000 and a household earns around $56,300, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. Among Iowa's largest cities, it ranks 24th for value and 24th overall.

Davenport at a glance

Median home price

$138,000

12th in IA of 30

Median rent

$815/mo

Median household income

$56,300

Home price to income

2.5x

Unemployment

5.1%

22nd in IA of 30

School rating

4/10

17th in IA of 30

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in IA of 30

Walk score

11/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Iowa only. Updated 2026.