A town of 1,946, settled in 1854. Safer than 90% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Durant does most differently from other towns.
2012 · Durant, Iowa signWhere Durant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Durant. Another town gets a different order.
Durant reports less crime per resident than 90% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
The public schools Durant’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durant Elementary School | PK–6 | 342 | B+ |
| Durant Junior/Senior High School | 7–12 | 340 | C+ |
Most working residents leave Durant for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Davenport (16%), Muscatine (9%) and Iowa City (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Durant has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Durant beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Durant | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 11.6% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
The typical Durant home is worth about $245,000, up 3.9% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.
1.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Feldhahn Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
| 2. Jaycee Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Pythian Sisters Park | — | 1 |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
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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