Des Moines vs Davenport
Des Moines, IA compared with Davenport, IA · 155 miles apart
Des Moines has 212,086 residents to Davenport’s 100,358. Des Moines comes out ahead on poverty rate. Davenport does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Des Moines, IA | Davenport, IA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 212,086 | 100,358 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,406 | 1,563 |
| Median household income | $65,932 | $66,200 |
| Median home value | $194,700 | $166,400 |
| Median rent | $1,090 | $978 |
| Homeownership | 60.5% | 62.9% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 19.4 min |
| Median age | 34.6 | 37.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29.7% | 29.9% |
| Poverty rate | 15% | 15.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 3× | 2.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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