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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island → Cedar Rapids

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Davenport-Moline-Rock Island to Cedar Rapids is favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 89.1 to 89.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $187/mo.

-$36
BLS median salary lower in Cedar Rapids
238 to 238
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.8:1 to 14.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$0
DOL infant care higher / yr in Cedar Rapids

BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.

Verdict
Favorable
Cost Index: 89.1 → 89.0
Rent Delta: -$187/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $187/mo cheaper rent (2BR)

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 89.1 to 89.0 (ratio 1.00), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $187/mo ($2,244/yr) from $1,143 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island to $956 in Cedar Rapids.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 1 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Cedar Rapids sits #31 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is #78/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $36 lower ($63,304 → $63,268). Labor-market size: 172,000 tracked jobs at origin vs 133,750 at destination.

Both metros sit in Iowa: state retirement score 70 (B, #8/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 89.1
RPP 89.0
Cedar Rapids
Rent (2BR)
$1,143/mo
$956/mo
Cedar Rapids
Wages
$63,304
$63,268
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
Crime
238 per 100K
238 per 100K
Tie
Schools
14.8:1
14.8:1
Tie
Childcare
$8,306/yr
$8,306/yr
Tie
Environment
742 violations
742 violations
Tie

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Iowa
70 B #8/51
Income tax
85
Property tax
58
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
42

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

Enter your current salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island to see what you'd need to earn in Cedar Rapids to maintain the same purchasing power.

Equivalent salary in Cedar Rapids
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See the reverse: Cedar Rapids → Davenport-Moline-Rock Island

Cedar Rapids metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026