Davenport, IA Relocation Guide (2026)
Cost of living, housing, and income data for Davenport, sourced from the US Census Bureau.
Salary needed to live in Davenport →
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2022). Last updated July 2026.
With a population near 101,448, Davenport, Iowa sits below the multi-city income median: households earn a typical $59,890 per year (-17% vs. that benchmark).
Home values in Davenport run a median $155,100, below the benchmark across cities in our dataset (-53%). Renters see a median monthly cost of $890. Mortgage rates and property taxes are worth checking before you commit either way.
Home prices in Davenport run about 2.6× the typical household income — among the more affordable ratios we track, and a favorable starting point for buyers. Year-over-year, home values around Davenport are up 4.09%, a pace in line with a healthy, unremarkable market. Davenport carries a Relatively Moderate hazard rating from FEMA, on the lower end of what we track.
Personal Affordability Check
Renting at $890/mo in Davenport would take 17.8% of your income.
$607/mo under the 30% guideline.
Buying the median home ($155,100) would take 16.6% of your income toward principal & interest.
$569/mo under the 28% guideline.
Cost of housing in Davenport
Median home value is $155,100 and median gross rent is $890/month. For buyers, monthly costs depend heavily on current mortgage rates — worth checking before you commit.
FHFA's county-level home price index for Scott rose 4.09% over the past year (as of 2025).
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom unit in the surrounding county is $1,143/month.
Climate & home insurance
FEMA rates Davenport's overall natural-hazard risk as Relatively Moderate. Risk level is a major driver of home insurance premiums.
Safety
Davenport reported a violent crime rate of 651 per 100,000 residents in 2025, per FBI data.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the cost of living in Davenport, IA?
- Davenport's key cost-of-living figures: $155,100 median home value, $890 median monthly rent, and $59,890 median household income, per the US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2022).
- How much do you need to earn to live comfortably in Davenport?
- Comfortably affording rent in Davenport — where the median runs $890/month — typically means earning about $35,600 a year, per the standard 30%-of-income benchmark. See the full salary breakdown (renting and buying) for Davenport.
- Is it better to rent or buy in Davenport?
- Davenport's median rent of $890/month translates to about $35,600 a year needed to rent comfortably, versus roughly $35,486 a year for principal and interest on the $155,100 median home (20% down, 30-year fixed, today's rates). How long you'll stay is usually the deciding factor.
- Is Davenport safe?
- Per FBI Crime Data Explorer figures, Davenport's violent crime rate was 651 per 100,000 residents in 2025.
See the full salary breakdown for Davenport →
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