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Davenport, IA vs South Padre Island, TX

#64 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#150 2005 Best Places to Live

#211 Best Green Cities

#80 2005 High Gas Prices

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#103 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#199 Best Green Cities

#314 2005 Best Places to Live

Davenport is part of a larger metropolitan area, called the Quad Cities, which includes Illinois river cities just across the Mississippi. River related recreation,,  More

Lived in 12 SE cities before moving to Davenport. Quality of life is much better; ease of moving around with little to no interstate traffic. Grid layout makes it simple  More

Great local colleges and  More

Winter is very mild and wonderful. Lots of wind year round. Summers are hot in the low 90's but  More

is th crime as bad as i hear thatit  More