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Bettendorf is a small city of 39,647 people in Scott County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Davenport, IA and 145 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,647people
$307kTypical home
$1,187/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,647
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,861 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Davenport, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,933/mo)
- Median rent $1,187/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (774 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MLI airport
- 136 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+4 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk