Davenport-Moline-Rock Island → Madison

Moving from Davenport-Moline-Rock Island to Madison shifts your BEA Regional Price Parity from 89.1 to 97.3 (100 = US average), so a Davenport-Moline-Rock Island salary needs to be multiplied by 1.09 to hold the same purchasing power in Madison. On rent, HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom goes from $1,143/month in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island to $1,195/month in Madison - a higher monthly bill of $52, or $624/year. That rent delta alone is often the single biggest line item when relocating.

Wages tell the other half. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report a median salary of $63,304 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island versus $72,527 in Madison - a raw gap of $9,223 higher. The Madison labor market has 399,040 tracked jobs against 172,000 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, shaping how easy it is to find a comparable role. Combine that with the cost-of-living shift above and you get the real purchasing-power delta, sometimes a "higher salary" is actually a pay cut once rent and RPP are applied.

Safety, schools, and childcare round out the move. FBI UCR violent crime rates near Davenport-Moline-Rock Island and Madison are 238 and 280 per 100,000 (state-level). NCES student-teacher ratios run 14.8:1 at origin versus 14.4:1 at destination. DOL center-based infant care costs $8,306/year in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island versus $11,256/year in Madison. Our composite verdict - Unfavorable - weighs all seven federal sources; the dimension table below lets you override that with your personal priorities.