Population
Lafayette
70,650
Davenport
101,083
Median Income
Lafayette
$52,946
Davenport
$64,497
Home Value
Lafayette
$157,600
Davenport
$162,900
Rent
Lafayette
$1,039
Davenport
$930
Crime Rate
Lafayette
6.00
Davenport
5.82
Cost of Living
Lafayette
90.4
Davenport
99.5
Avg Temp
Lafayette
N/A
Davenport
N/A
Unemployment
Lafayette
3.3%
Davenport
4.8%
How Similar Are Lafayette & Davenport?
Davenport is Lafayette's #17 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Lafayette
70,650
Davenport
101,083
Davenport has a 30% larger population than Lafayette.
Violent Crime
Lafayette
6.00
Davenport
5.82
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 3% difference.
Property Crime
Lafayette
20.43
Davenport
35.41
Davenport has a 42% higher property crime than Lafayette.
Political Leaning
Lafayette
49.1%
Davenport
51.2%
Lafayette leans Democratic while Davenport leans Republican.
Unemployment
Lafayette
3.3%
Davenport
4.8%
Davenport has a 31% higher unemployment than Lafayette.
Median Income
Lafayette
$52,946
Davenport
$64,497
Davenport has a 18% higher median income than Lafayette.
Home Values
Lafayette
$157,600
Davenport
$162,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Lafayette
18.4%
Davenport
20.5%
Davenport has a 10% higher education than Lafayette.
Demographics
Lafayette
76.5%
Davenport
75.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 1% difference.
Cost of Living
Lafayette
90.4
Davenport
99.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Lafayette and Davenport share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Lafayette
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Davenport
Lafayette leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Lafayette leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLafayette scores 80.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 98.6 in Davenport. Davenport has a fair market rent (1br) of $928 vs $1,032 in Lafayette (11% lower). Lafayette has a living wage (1 adult) of $39,761 vs $43,771 in Davenport (9% lower).
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Housing Market — Davenport leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLafayette has a median property tax of $1,038 vs $2,777 in Davenport (63% lower). Lafayette has a vacancy rate of 5.5% compared to 7.8% in Davenport. Davenport has a owner-occupied of 63.0% compared to 47.6% in Lafayette.
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Jobs & Economy — Davenport leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLafayette has a unemployment rate of 3.3% compared to 4.8% in Davenport. Davenport: 53,255 vs Lafayette: 37,160 for labor force. Davenport has a median household income of $64,497 vs $52,946 in Lafayette (18% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Lafayette leads
Source: FBI UCRLafayette has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.53 compared to 6.53 in Davenport. Lafayette has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 20.43 compared to 35.41 in Davenport. Lafayette has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 16.42 compared to 25.56 in Davenport.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauDavenport has a bachelor's degree or higher of 20.5% compared to 18.4% in Lafayette.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDavenport has a population of 101,083, about 1.4x the size of Lafayette (70,650). Lafayette skews younger with a median age of 33.7 vs 37.8.
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Lafayette
Davenport
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareLafayette: 3.5 vs Davenport: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Davenport: 4 vs Lafayette: 3 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Lafayette leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLafayette has a public transit of 2.5% compared to 0.9% in Davenport. Davenport has a work from home of 8.9% compared to 7.5% in Lafayette. Lafayette has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.2% in Davenport.
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