Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Established in 1843, this town now has 22,531 residents.
Where it falls short is incomes: the median household income is $62K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. Its strongest subject is walkability — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $129K for a typical one, 1.8 times the Davenport metro’s $73K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of 490th of 767 in Illinois. It comes out better than 47% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Riverside Park, at 54 acres. Moline Township’s mean commuting time is 18 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
Where Moline Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Moline Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#16 of 768 in Illinois; established 1843; 1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its B− comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 894 in 1840, 42,985 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1840 and 2 maps from 1970 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moline Township. Close and well known come first.
2 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
4 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site
4 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a year
5 mi MuseumPutnam Museum6 mi Zoo & aquariumNiabi Zoo
5 mi GardenVander Veer Botanical ParkRock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Moline Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Moline Township.
Moline Township sends many workers across the state line to Davenport, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has better schools than South Moline Township or any other neighbor.
Trails run 6.2 miles in 15 parks and preserves. Moline Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Moline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sylvan Island | 2.8 mi | 26 |
| 2. Stephens Park | 1.5 mi | 26 |
| 3. Prospect Park | 0.9 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its C+ is the best School Grade on its borders; South Moline Township (C) is next.
One of its 7 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40. The 4 public schools in Moline Township teach 1,405 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Deere Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 770 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 14°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The risk rating from FEMA in Moline Township is 34 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 98 claims locally since 1978. Expected losses in Moline Township break down as 31% from inland flooding and 28% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
27% of working residents cross a state line to work, Davenport among the top destinations. The average commute for its 9,228 working residents takes 17.9 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
The median commute is under 6 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Moline Township dropped by 397, to 7,367. The top destinations are Moline (20%), Davenport (16%) and Rock Island (13%).
| Moline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,497 U.S. towns with household incomes like Moline Township’s, it is healthier than 58%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
In Moline Township, 18% of adults worry about having enough food. Among adults locally, 40% have obesity.
| Moline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Moline Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.3% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Moline Township
About 5 of every 100 Moline Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
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 Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; South Moline Township (C+) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moline Township | #490 | B− | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| South Moline Township | #524 | C+ | B | — | C | C+ |
| Moline | #612 | C | B | D | C+ | C+ |
| Rock Island | #719 | D | B+ | D | D | C |
| Rock Island Township | #671 | C− | B+ | — | D | C |
| East Moline | #640 | C− | B+ | C− | C− | C+ |
| South Rock Island Township | #603 | C | B+ | — | D | C |
| Rock Island Arsenal | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Moline Township, South Moline Township, Rock Island Township and South Rock Island Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rock Island Arsenal isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Moline Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Moline Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #490 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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