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Davenport, IA
$2,879after tax and rent
Photo: Farragutful / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
On a $83,730 household paycheck in Davenport.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Davenport are above the US rate in this release, 8.3 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
81
Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.
The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 81.3, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted
Example household
Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.
After tax and rent
$2,879
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
Top things to do in Davenport
More in Davenport
Photo: Iowahwyman / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Vibrant Arena at The MARK
Quad Cities civic center in Moline, Illinois
Photo: Ctjf83 / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Figge Art Museum
Museum in Davenport, Iowa
Photo: David Wilson / Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0 Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district
Photo: Farragutful / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Church building in Iowa, United States of America
Photo: Farragutful / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Fejervary Park
Park in Davenport, Iowa, US
Photo: Farragutful / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 St. Paul Lutheran Church
Church in Davenport, Iowa
Stats
- Rent
- $881
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,426
- Per month
- Tax
- 22%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 12% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,879 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,552
- Rent$740
- Other$1,807
- Left$2,879
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,627
- Take-home pay
- $65,107
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,547
After tax and rent
$2,879 left/mo
County by county
4 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott CountyIA | 174k46% | $958 | $981 | $212,500 | $76,363 | 20 min |
| Rock Island CountyIL | 143k37% | $863 | $899 | $144,700 | $66,768 | 20 min |
| Henry CountyIL | 49k13% | $837 | $800 | $145,300 | $69,912 | 23 min |
| Mercer CountyIL | 16k4% | $757 | $750 | $139,300 | $71,710 | 29 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,890 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $740.
- Work from home
- 9.3% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 72.1% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- No open remote grant on this metro
Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
The place
21 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 21 minutes each way
- Size
- 382k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $170,000. About $1,349/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Iowa income tax is a flat 3.80%. Sales tax 6.9%, property tax 1.88%.
Schools
- Students
- 58,541
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
- Districts
- 24
- Davenport Comm School District13,171 students
- Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 407,257 students
- Rock Island SD 416,292 students
- Pleasant Valley Comm School District5,824 students
- Bettendorf Comm School District4,404 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.
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Take-home by job in Davenport
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Davenport calculated?
Davenport is in Iowa, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.
What does rent cost in Davenport?
About $740 for a one-bedroom and $881 for a two-bedroom in Davenport, IA. Davenport averages 202 sunny days, a July high of 83°F, and a 21-minute commute.
How do I compare Davenport with another city?
Put Davenport next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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