Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,800, settled in 1854. A typical home costs 3 years of the county’s $81K median household income.
Durant’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and safety and an A− for incomes. Of the 116 Iowa towns we compare, none has a lower violent crime rate than Durant. Durant is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 71% of U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 116 Iowa towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Durant. Durant’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Iowa’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Durant's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 91% of U.S. towns. Durant has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Durant beats most towns.
Where Durant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Iowa), ordered by how far Durant is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 127 in 1860, 1,871 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 4 maps from 1890 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Durant, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Durant.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Durant Community School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Durant Junior/Senior High School, with 340 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durant Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 342 | B+ |
| Durant Junior/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 340 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Durant for work: only 12% work in town. Durant’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, where Iowa’s towns sit at 19 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Davenport (16%), Muscatine (9%) and Iowa City (6%).
| Durant | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 31% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.4% | 8.5% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Durant has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Durant beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of Durant adults binge drink.
| Durant | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Durant | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Iowa average. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Durant. Durant has lost 3.9% of its people since 2020, down to 1,800 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Durant | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 38.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 25% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Durant | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Durant home is worth about $241,000, up 4.3% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home. The median rent in Durant is $784 a month.
| Durant | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $784 a month | $911 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Feldhahn Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
| 2. Jaycee Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Pythian Sisters Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Durant. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
33 mi Stadium & arenaKinnick Stadium
23 mi MuseumHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
20 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site
23 mi National Historic SiteHerbert Hoover National Historic Site107K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a yearRock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Durant; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Durant residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Iowa.
City in Iowa, United States
Durant is a city in Cedar, Muscatine, and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,871 at the time of the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Durant is part of the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Muscatine County portion of the city is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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