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Davenport is a mid-size city of 100,913 people in Scott County, Iowa. It's part of the Davenport, IA area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $978 a month.
100,913people
$166kTypical home
$978/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
35"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 100,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,572 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Chicago, IL
- In the Davenport, IA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" 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
- Above-average violent crime (648 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,141 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MLI airport
- 142 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 283 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
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 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
- 2 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