Davenport vs Springfield
Metro-area medians — Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area vs Springfield, MO Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Davenport comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.
Davenport and Springfield cost about the same to live in, but Davenport households earn about 6% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Davenport.
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On $75,000 for just you, Springfield leaves you about $638/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
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Davenport vs Springfield — frequently asked
- Is Davenport cheaper than Springfield?
- They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Davenport and Springfield metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
- Which has higher household income, Davenport or Springfield?
- Davenport has the higher median household income — $71,446 versus $67,219 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 6% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Davenport or Springfield?
- A paycheck stretches further in Davenport. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $80,205 there versus $75,881 in Springfield.
- Which has cheaper rent, Davenport or Springfield?
- Davenport has cheaper rent — a median of $971/mo versus $1,019/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).