Moving to
Davenport.

13,238people live here $73,685median household incomeNear US average $333,300median home valueNear US average

What it's like to live in Davenport

Davenport is a small city in Florida with crime rates well below the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Davenport deals with long average commutes, larger class sizes than the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Low crime rates
Clean air
Fast-growing population

The not so good

Long commutes
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Davenport compares

Median household income

Davenport$73,685

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median home value

Davenport$333,300

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Davenport

Based on Davenport's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$66,660

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $33,330
Homes cost 4.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

4.8% county unemployment

Unemployment in Polk County is 4.8%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Polk County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 70% below US

99 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 286/100k · Davenport Police Department · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 59% above US

41 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 41.3 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

80%

Work from home

13%

Carpool

6.7%

Other

0.4%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 29% below US

26% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (66 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Davenport's strongest points are crime rates well below the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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