A town of 39,647, settled in 1903. Public schools that outperform most of Iowa.
The 3 things Bettendorf does most differently from other towns.
33,217 people in 2010; 39,647 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
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Ordered by what stands out in Bettendorf. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Bettendorf’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Elementary | PK–6 | 658 | A+ |
| Riverdale Heights Elem School | K–6 | 628 | A |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | K–6 | 621 | A+ |
| Grant Wood Elementary School | PK–5 | 433 | B |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | PK–5 | 409 | B− |
| Paul Norton Elementary School | K–5 | 403 | A+ |
16 miles of trails across 28 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crow Creek Park | 5.1 mi | 142 |
| 2. Pigeon Creek Park | 0.7 mi | 40 |
| 3. Learning Campus | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Bettendorf beats the Iowa average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Bettendorf | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 11.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.3% |
The typical Bettendorf home is worth about $340,000, up 6.1% in a year, 42% above the Iowa typical home.
Most working residents leave Bettendorf for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Davenport (34%), Rock Island (5%) and Moline (5%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Bettendorf reports less crime per resident than 67% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Bettendorf has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Bettendorf on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Bettendorf.
City in Iowa, United States
Bettendorf is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 39,102 at the 2020 census. Bettendorf is one of the five cities that comprise the Quad Cities region along the Mississippi River. It is located adjacent to Davenport, Iowa, and across the river from Moline, East Moline, and Rock Island in Illinois. The Quad Cities metropolitan area had a population of 384,324 as of the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Bettendorf.
