Town Hall · Moline

Moline, IL town hall & government

Moline spent $111.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,643 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Moline's government.

Town budget

Where Moline's money goes

Spent
$111.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,643
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$184.8 million
$4,398 per resident
Water & other utilities
$18.2 million16%
Parks & libraries
$16.5 million15%
Roads & transportation
$16 million14%
Police
$14.3 million13%
Fire
$14.1 million13%
Administration & buildings
$11.7 million10%
Interest on debt
$7.6 million7%
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$754,0001%
Other
$8.7 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moline

Full-time staff
415
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
79
and 65 full-time firefighters
Police
91 full-time17 part
Fire
72 full-time
Parks & libraries
53 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
45 full-time
Administration & buildings
43 full-time
Water & other utilities
34 full-time
Sewer & trash
31 full-time
Housing & development
12 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
31 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

United Township High School District 30

Moline's high school district, shared with Carbon Cliff, Colona, Colona, East Moline, Hampton and Hampton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,130
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,859
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 39%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,130 per pupil, $8,783 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Moline: Moline-Coal Valley School District 40 ($17,805 per pupil) · East Moline School District 37 ($20,740 per pupil) · Rock Island-Milan School District 41 ($17,999 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Moline pay

Typical tax bill
$3,272
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.24%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$146,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Moline's government

🏛️ Official websitemoline.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moline →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moline

Moline is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Moline's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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