South Moline TownshipIL
A town of 36,062, settled in 1879.
Is South Moline Township a good place to live?
South Moline Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $157K, 2.2 years of the Davenport metro’s $73K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 524th of 767 in Illinois. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. South Moline Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest place to walk is Greenvalley Park, 303 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. South Moline Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
What makes South Moline Township stand out
Where South Moline Township beats most towns.
How South Moline Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far South Moline Township is from typical.
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Moving to South Moline Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in South 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South Moline Township.
Conserved land covers 4.9% of South Moline Township
4.7 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
| South Moline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greenvalley Park | 1.3 mi | 303 |
| 2. Prospect Park | 0.6 mi | 12 |
| 3. The Bend | 0.5 mi | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
South Moline Township’s schools rank behind 69% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40. Two of its 21 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,092 | C |
| Moline Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,195 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in South Moline Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 715 flood insurance claims have been paid out in South Moline Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in South Moline Township
South Moline Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in six working residents works right in South Moline Township
23% of working residents cross a state line to work, Davenport among the top destinations. South Moline Township has about as many jobs (16,991) as working residents, but only 2,634 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave South Moline Township for work: only 18% work in town. 16% of South Moline Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in South Moline Township fell to 16,991 in 2023, 5,009 fewer than in 2013.
| South Moline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, South Moline Township is less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
South Moline Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 40% of adults have obesity in South Moline Township.
| South Moline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | South Moline Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.4% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Illinois’s
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.
| South Moline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.8, men 38.3.
| South Moline Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Rock Island Arsenal and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Moline Township. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
5 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site
6 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a year4 mi Zoo & aquariumNiabi Zoo
7 mi MuseumPutnam Museum
7 mi GardenVander Veer Botanical ParkPhoto credits
Rock 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
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Everything we know about South Moline Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of South Moline Township
About 5 of every 100 South Moline Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About South Moline Township
Township in Illinois, United States
South Moline Township is located in Rock Island County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 36,399 and it contained 17,140 housing units. South Moline Township formed from Moline Township in March, 1879.
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- Established
- 1879
- Area
- 17 sq mi
South Moline Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with South Moline Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Moline Township | #524 | C+ | B | — | C | C+ |
| Moline Township | #490 | B− | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Moline | #612 | C | B | D | C+ | C+ |
| Hampton Township | #647 | C− | B | — | D | C+ |
| East Moline | #640 | C− | B+ | C− | C− | C+ |
| Coal Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Rock Island Township | #603 | C | B+ | — | D | C |
| Rock Island | #719 | D | B+ | D | D | C |
South Moline Township, Moline Township, Hampton Township and South Rock Island Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Coal Valley Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Moline Township with a neighbor →
Questions about South Moline Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Moline Township, IL a good place to live?
South Moline Township grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #524 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health and C for schools.
Is South Moline Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.