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Moline vs Belleville

207 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.4× in Moline) and average commute (7 min in Moline).

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Moline, ILHometown of 87 notable peopleIllinois · 42,197 people
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Belleville, ILA history townIllinois · 41,370 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MolineHometown of 87 notable people
Famous people87 notable peopleborn in Moline Outdoors#139 most walkable in IL11 miles of trails across 22 parks and preserves Housing$150K typical home49% below the IL typical home All about Moline →
BellevilleA history town
HistorySettled in 18146 places on the National Register Health59% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$160K typical home46% below the IL typical home All about Belleville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails2.4×
Moline has more miles of trail
Moline 10.9 miBelleville 4.6 mi
Average commute7 min
Moline has the shorter commute
Belleville 25 minMoline 18 min
Rent+13%
Rent runs higher in Belleville
Belleville $1,019Moline $900
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Moline$1,070/mo
Typical home $150K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.24% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →
Belleville$1,130/mo
Typical home $160K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.20% · or rent about $1,019/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Belleville and Moline.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Moline places higher on 15 of 23 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DMolineSafer than 11% of U.S. towns C−BellevilleSafer than 20% of U.S. towns
Schools
–MolineNot graded C+BellevilleBetter than 39% of districts in the state
Health
C+MolineHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns C+BellevilleHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns
15Moline
6Belleville

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #692#100 Most-used librariesLibraries · 262 towns #104#245 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #685#342 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #208#471 Most library borrowingLibraries · 262 towns #123#223 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #105#389 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #321#563 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #453#650

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Moline’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
MolineBelleville
Snow a year36″11″
January low15°F24°F
July high86°F90°F
Growing season (days)176d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th76th
Outdoors & history
MolineBelleville
Trails11 mi5 mi
Conserved land5%2.1%
Settled18481814
National Register places56
Archive photos1224
Famous people born here87—
Community
MolineBelleville
Library hours a week61 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town11
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

207 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MolineILBellevilleIL
Moline ↔ Belleville207 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MolineBelleville
People
Population 42,197Highest 41,370Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.1%Highest -4.7%Lowest
Median age 38±1.6Lowest about the IL average 39.1±1.1Highest about the IL average
Belleville and Moline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±1.7Highest IL: 21.8% 22.6%±1.9Lowest IL: 21.8%
Moline and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.7%±1.3Highest IL: 17% 16.4%±1.5Lowest IL: 17%
Moline and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 28%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±0.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 5%±0.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Belleville and Moline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,701±$4kHighest 19% below IL $63,535±$3kLowest 24% below IL
Moline and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,300±$6kHighest 44% below IL $141,300±$8kLowest 46% below IL
Moline and Belleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$40Lowest 29% below IL $1,019±$48Highest 20% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,272Highest 38% below IL $3,110Lowest 41% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46%±6.1Lowest IL: 47.9% 49.3%±7.2Highest IL: 47.9%
Belleville and Moline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 14.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 60.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 15 yrs older than IL 1962Highest 9 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 35% below IL 25 minHighest 10% below IL
Work from home 9.8%±1.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.2%±1.9Highest IL: 15.9%
Belleville and Moline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 20.5%Highest 19.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Lowest 1.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Davenport (15%)St. Louis (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BellevilleFew work in Moline
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.9 miHighest 4.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 22Highest 17Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.5Highest 76.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#233 of 384 in IL
School district —Saint Clair ROE · Belle Valley SD 119
High school in town —Belleville High School-East
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.9
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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