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About Moline

City in Illinois, United States
1848Established
42,985Population
16.8 sq miArea
630 ftElevation

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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Town numbers

ZIP code61265, 61266
Area code309
Living in Moline

Housing in Moline

$180K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $180,000 in May 2026.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market8
Sale-to-list99.7%
Sold in May57
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Safety in Moline

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Safety Grade D

Moline reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Moline 4.1
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Moline 28.9
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Moline

Compared with Illinois

10worse than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Trinity Rock IslandRock Island · 4.1 mi · ER
Community Health Care, Inc. - the ProjectMoline · 1.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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