Davis
Iowa

What stands out

Against every county in America, Davis County is unusual in three ways: home internet speed is among the fastest in America (463 Mbps), homeownership is in the top 3% of American counties (85%), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Iowa it ranks 1st of 99 counties for home internet speed.

Where you are

You live in Davis County, Iowa. 9,093 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -76).

Iowa cut its income tax to a flat 3.8% in 2025 and stopped taxing retirement income for residents 55 and over in 2023, including pensions, 401(k) and IRA withdrawals. It still has an inheritance tax, but that is being phased out and ends for deaths after 2024. Winters are long and the state's economy still moves with corn, soybean and hog prices.

Money

The typical household here brings in $77,176 a year, higher than 85% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $50,645. Unemployment runs 2.4%, lower than 87% of American counties. 12% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 21 minutes each way.

Iowa takes 3.8% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,933 a year.

Home

The median home costs $232K, cheaper than 51% of American counties, about 1.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $920 a month. Property tax is 1.55% of home value, roughly $2,171 a year on that median home, higher than 87% of American counties. 85% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 75% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 78.4 years, longer than 79% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 6.6 per 10,000 people. 13.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.64 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 83% of American counties. 79% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 49 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 65% of eligible voters turned out. Under Iowa law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 52°F, highs near 63 and lows near 42, colder than 64% of American counties. About 32 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 42 out of 100, safer than 58% of American counties; the county has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 463 Mbps down, faster than almost every county in America. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.