City comparison
Davenport, IA vs Orlando, FL
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Orlando, FL are 13.9% higher than in Davenport, IA. Someone earning $100,000 in Davenport, IA would need about $113,900 in Orlando, FL to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,731 a month in Orlando, FL versus $928 in Davenport, IA. On $100,000, that's 26% of take-home pay in Orlando, FL and 15% in Davenport, IA.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $3,148 a year higher in Davenport, IA than in Orlando, FL.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by −1.6% moving from Davenport, IA to Orlando, FL ($108,137 → $106,437), while prices change by +13.9%. Net effect of the transfer: −13.5% in real buying power.
- Davenport, IA: price level 89.1 (much cheaper)
- Orlando, FL: price level 101.4 (about average)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Davenport, IA | Orlando, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 89.1 | 101.4 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $113,852 in Orlando | $87,834 in Davenport |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $928/mo | $1,731/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $76,032 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $3,148 (IA) | $0 (FL) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 15% | 26% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $48,550 | $46,630 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | Rest of U.S. |
Rent areas: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA. Metro areas: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Davenport | Orlando |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 68.3 | 123.4 |
| Goods | 94.2 | 96.2 |
| Utilities | 89.9 | 87.2 |
| Other services | 93.5 | 98.9 |
| Overall | 89.1 | 101.4 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Davenport, IA → Orlando, FL
Same pay buys less
Buying power −12.2%; rent takes 26% of take-home; state tax −$3,148/yr.
36 Weak offer
Orlando, FL → Davenport, IA
Same pay goes further
Buying power +13.9%; rent takes 15% of take-home; state tax +$3,148/yr.
100 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Davenport, IA is in the Davenport-Moline, IA-IL pay area; Orlando, FL is in Rest of U.S.. The last column shows what a transfer from Davenport, IA to Orlando, FL at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Davenport, IA | Orlando, FL | Real change, Davenport → Orlando |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,708 | $61,722 | −13.5% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $75,871 | $74,678 | −13.5% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $90,937 | $89,508 | −13.5% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,137 | $106,437 | −13.5% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $127,786 | $125,776 | −13.5% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Davenport, IA | Orlando, FL | Orlando pay in Davenport dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $61,650 | $60,190 | $52,867 (−14.2%) |
| Software Developers | $115,780 | $129,620 | $113,850 (−1.7%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $77,600 | $78,630 | $69,063 (−11.0%) |
| Registered Nurses | $77,150 | $83,550 | $73,385 (−4.9%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.