Davenport vs Iowa City leftover
Moving to Iowa City costs you $523 a month
$2,529/mo leftover in Iowa City vs $3,052 in Davenport after tax and rent ($523 less). −$6,276 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Davenport leftover
$3,052
a month after tax and rent
Iowa City leftover
$2,529
−$523 vs Davenport
Compare Davenport to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Davenport.
Monthly gap
Davenport → Iowa City
$523
less / month in Davenport
$2,529 in Iowa City · $3,052 in Davenport · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 217 households moved Davenport → Iowa City (avg AGI $62,696). 183 went the other way. The whole move →
−$523 / mo
| Per month | Davenport | Iowa City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,292 | $6,559 | −$733 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,694 | $1,449 | −$245 |
| Take-home pay | $5,598 | $5,110 | −$488 |
| Rent | $740 | $911 | +$171 |
| Getting around | $527 | $411 | −$116 |
| Groceries | $353 | $347 | −$6 |
| Healthcare | $397 | $391 | −$6 |
| Utilities | $221 | $217 | −$4 |
| Everything else | $309 | $304 | −$5 |
| Left over | $3,052 | $2,529 | −$523 |
To break even in Iowa City, you'd need to earn
$88,000
Household gross, versus $87,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Davenport does now.
The tax difference alone
+$334
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.2% in Davenport, 22.1% in Iowa City.
More about Iowa City
Davenport, IA in full
A flat 3.8% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $881 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
Iowa City, IA in full
A flat 3.8% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,085 and 207 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Iowa City on Iowa City wages.
Iowa City → Davenport →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Iowa City than Davenport?
A one-bedroom is about $740 in Davenport versus $911 in Iowa City. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $523 a month lower in Iowa City. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Iowa City have state income tax?
Iowa City is in Iowa, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Davenport to Iowa City?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Iowa tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Davenport and Iowa City moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.