Living in Davenport (Iowa)

Davenport (Iowa) is a city in Iowa, United States, home to 102,582 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are low-income households (top 1%, #21 of 9,771), first-time home buyers (top 1%, #30 of 8,006), movers on a budget (top 1%, #121 of 12,111).

Residents102,582
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport227 km (Chicago O'Hare International)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km299,300 people
Climate typeContinental, hot summer (Dfa)
Terrain around itabout 190 m, height range 30 m
Nearest major riverMississippi, under 1 km
Main railway line1.5 km
Distance to Washington, D.C.1,187 km
Within 10 km224,484 people
Greater areaGreater Davenport, 4 km out
LandscapeCentral Lowlands
Winter daylight9 h 10 min, sunset 23:36

See Davenport (Iowa) on the map

Open in Nestlyzer

Good to know about Davenport (Iowa)

Best places in Greater Davenport

How Davenport (Iowa) ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in United States. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn United StatesIn Iowa
Young family70#300 of 11,898#10 of 102Map
Low-income household71#21 of 9,771#5 of 120Map
Low-income family70#234 of 8,006#14 of 53Map
Single parent72#213 of 6,237#11 of 37Map
Pensioner couple64#3,136 of 9,474#18 of 69Map
Single pensioner64#3,090 of 9,474#24 of 69Map
Early retiree62#3,799 of 10,762#19 of 138Map
Single professional66#894 of 4,537#6 of 23Map
Young professional69#825 of 4,444#5 of 25Map
DINKS66#1,342 of 3,053#5 of 18Map
Remote worker69#285 of 7,271#8 of 83Map
Commuter80#160 of 6,227#4 of 46Map
Car-free household70#769 of 3,933#5 of 22Map
Student83#31 of 2,119#1 of 12Map
First-home buyer73#30 of 8,006#5 of 53Map
Budget-constrained mover65#121 of 12,111#13 of 165Map
Urban lifestyle seeker64#1,101 of 4,114#4 of 21Map
Expat professional63#2,875 of 7,271#13 of 83Map
Healthcare-first mover65#2,850 of 9,474#29 of 69Map
Nature-focused household33#14,387 of 18,063#345 of 353Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover5#14,642 of 16,523#266 of 283Map
Rural value seeker43#9,622 of 18,063#337 of 353Map
High-net-worth mover69#2,302 of 16,523#5 of 283Map
Lottery winner71#2,353 of 21,167#11 of 457Map
Climate-resilient relocation63#5,480 of 12,111#138 of 165Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner64#3,502 of 12,111#22 of 165Map
Digital native68#218 of 4,750#4 of 27Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)99
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)95
  • Foundation93
  • Flat land (terrain relief)80
  • Health and elderly75
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Education and family75
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)74
  • Lifestyle and amenities71
  • Affordability64
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)63
  • Mobility and connectivity63
  • Jobs and economy57
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)50
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)47
  • Safety and community35
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)34
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)34
  • Green space17
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.