Most of Davenport is in Scott County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.51 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Davenport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $840 a month. At the middle rent, $820, a full-time job would need to pay $24.85 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52801 | Scott County | $820/mo | $24.85/hr |
| 52802 | Scott County | $840/mo | $25.51/hr |
| 52803 | Scott County | $760/mo | $22.89/hr |
| 52804 | Scott County | $790/mo | $23.87/hr |
| 52805 | Scott County | $820/mo | $24.85/hr |
| 52806 | Scott County | $840/mo | $25.51/hr |
| 52807 | Scott County | $780/mo | $23.55/hr |
| 52808 | Scott County | $820/mo | $24.85/hr |
| 52809 | Scott County | $820/mo | $24.85/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Davenport needs to pay at least $25.51 an hour before taxes, about $53,053 a year. That is the figure for Scott County, where the typical studio rent is $840 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Davenport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $840 a month. At the middle rent of $820, the pay needed would be $24.85 an hour.
The minimum wage in Scott County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads