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Moline is a small city of 42,197 people in Rock Island County, Illinois. It's about 8 miles from Davenport, IA and 147 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $900 a month.
42,197people
$146kTypical home
$900/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
231Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,197
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,519 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Chicago, IL
- 8 mi to Davenport, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$923/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,858 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MLI airport
- 138 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 283 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
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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