Typical priceVerified
$198,068Typical market home valueBalanced
This market deserves a narrower search instead of a broad green light. In the latest Zillow Research data, home values are still rising while rents are still moving up.
Davenport, IA still has price and rent momentum moving in the same direction. It screens best when you want a market that has not fully rolled over, but it still needs address-level discipline.
Average deal benchmark
This is the quick market-level baseline for what a typical deal looks like before you underwrite a real address.
Verified metrics come from sourced market files. Estimated metrics are derived from those inputs.
Strategy fit
This is a balanced market with a middle-of-the-pack overall score of 53/100, putting it on the Watch list rather than in clear buy territory. The typical home value is $198,068 and average rent is $990, which creates a rent-to-value strength of 6.00%. That suggests some rent support, but not enough by itself to make the market look aggressively cash-flow driven.
The market has positive movement on both sides: rents are up +4.9% over 1 year, while home values are up +5.3%. Price-vs-rent pressure is only +0.3%, which points to a market where prices and rents are moving fairly close together rather than one side running far ahead of the other. For investors, this tends to fit patient, numbers-first buyers who want rent support but still need to underwrite each deal carefully.
Which strategy this favors
This market currently favors a buy-and-hold investor more than a flip or aggressive BRRRR investor because the data points to balance, rent support, and moderate appreciation rather than a deep-discount or high-upside setup. The 6.00% rent-to-value strength, +4.9% rent trend, +5.3% home value change, and 53/100 Watch list score suggest deals may work when purchased carefully, but the market does not look strong enough from these numbers alone to assume easy cash flow or rapid value creation.
Generated from this market's real Zillow-backed metrics only — not a recommendation, and not informed by facts about the city beyond the numbers shown above.
County snapshot
These counties add local context after the market screen. Use them to see where conditions look stronger or weaker before you underwrite a specific address.
Sourced metrics
Rating breakdown
Underwriting
Metro home values as of 2026-07-31.
Open sourceAccessed 2026-09-15Metro rents as of 2026-07-31.
Open sourceAccessed 2026-09-15County home values used for the supporting county snapshot.
Open sourceAccessed 2026-09-15County rents used for the supporting county snapshot.
Open sourceAccessed 2026-09-15Official county boundaries used to render the city-level map footprint.
Open sourceAccessed 2026-09-15Reference definitions for Zillow housing and rent market metrics.
Open sourceAccessed 2026-09-15The market score is a transparent screening heuristic built from Zillow Research home-value, rent-trend, and rent-to-value inputs. It is not a buy recommendation or a substitute for address-level underwriting.
The page shows county-level snapshots inside the market footprint so you can see where conditions look stronger or weaker. Treat them as supporting context, not automatic buy boxes.
Use the page to decide whether the market deserves deeper attention, then run a real property-level analysis inside InstantlyAnalyze before making an offer.