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East Moline is a small city of 20,904 people in Rock Island County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from Davenport, IA and 141 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $868 a month.
20,904people
$135kTypical home
$868/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,904
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,432 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Chicago, IL
- 11 mi to Davenport, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$849/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,776 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MLI airport
- 132 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock Island County: D+10 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk