A town of 42,197, settled in 1848. Home to 87 notable people.
The 3 things Moline does most differently from other towns.
Ken BerryWhat neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Moline. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 5 of Moline’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Davenport (15%), Rock Island (12%) and East Moline (8%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
11 miles of trails across 22 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sylvan Island | 4.3 mi | 37 |
| 2. Prospect Park | 1.5 mi | 28 |
| 3. Stephens Park | 1.4 mi | 28 |
The typical Moline home is worth about $150,000, up 4% in a year, 49% below the Illinois typical home.
Moline reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
Moline beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Moline | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.2% | 5.9% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Moline has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Moline | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
1873
Panorama of Moline, Ill. as seen from the island of Rock Island, Ill
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12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Moline on the National Register of Historic Places.
87 notable people were born in Moline.
City in Illinois, United States
Moline ( moh-LEEN) is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 42,985 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 42,362 in 2025. It is the largest city in Rock Island County and the 36th-most populous in Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area. Moline is one of the Quad Cities at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities metropolitan area had a population of approximately 380,452 as of 2025. Moline was established in 1843. The name derives from the French moulin meaning "mill [town]". The corporate headquarters o…
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10 towns share a border with Moline.
