Metro Life Score
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade A-, 88th percentile of the national corpus.
- 60.7
- Life Score / 100
- A-
- Grade (curved)
- #45
- of 387 metros
- 88%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is top-quartile composite Life Score — #45 of 387 (60.7/100, grade A-, 88th percentile). Carried by safety at 81/100; held back most by environment at 13/100.
- 88th
- composite percentile
- #45
- of 387 peers
- 80th
- cost dimension percentile
- 44th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · TOP · SAFE-LED · signature composite
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island: top-third composite Life Score
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#45 of 387, 60.7/100, grade A-, 88th percentile). Stamps TOP · SAFE-LED; cost CHEAP (80th) · wages MID (44th). Safety at 81/100 carries the lead; Environment (13/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ranks #45 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #79 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 89.1 (rent-RPP 68.3). BLS median salary $63,304, 172,000 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand). HUD 2BR FMR $1,143/mo (studio $817).
FBI UCR (IA): 238 violent, 1286 property/100K. NCES: 14.1:1 ratio, 0.3% charter. DOL infant childcare $8,306/yr. EPA: 25 Superfund sites (IA).
Where Davenport-Moline-Rock Island sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
61 Top 12% higher than 88% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 60.7 is built
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Davenport-Moline-Rock Island scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are IA state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Davenport-Moline-Rock Island With...
Ranking Context
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island outranks 88% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #42 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 60.8 | A- |
| #43 | Topeka, KS | 61.0 | A- |
| #44 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 61.0 | A- |
| #45 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 60.7 | A- |
| #46 | Decatur, IL | 60.7 | A- |
| #47 | Lake Charles, LA | 60.6 | A- |
| #48 | Grand Island, NE | 60.3 | A- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL's quality rank (top 12% highest-quality) and affordability rank (top 20% most affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
IA Metro Scores
Read with Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (TOP · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Decatur, IL
ABS(composite) peer at 60.7 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
ABS(composite) peer at 60.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Lake Charles, LA
ABS(composite) peer at 60.6 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
ABS(composite) peer at 61.0 (Δ 0.3 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Jackson, MS (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 80/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Rapid City, SD (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 80/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for TOP · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Davenport-Moline-Rock Island's top-third Life Score
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island scores 60.7/100 overall, but Safety (80.8) and Environment (13.2) sit 67.6 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Davenport-Moline-Rock Island's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Environment is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Ames is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Ames
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.