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Outdoors in Moline
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1844
Fort Armstrong, Davenport, Rock Island and, 1844
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Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School is a historic school building located at 1518 25th Avenue in Moline, Illinois. The school was built in 1902 to replace the original Garfield Elementary, which had burned down the previous year.
About Moline
City in Illinois, United StatesMoline ( 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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How Moline ranks
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Housing in Moline
The median sale price was $180,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Moline
Safety Grade D
Moline reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
Work & commute in Moline
Full picture →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.
Health in Moline
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Moline
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Moline
Full climate →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.
Moline is a college town
Colleges →of Moline’s residents are enrolled in college. Black Hawk College has about 3,327 students on campus.
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