Cost of Living in Moline
Moline's cost of living runs genuinely low on housing, offset by a real, elevated effective property tax rate above Illinois's already-high statewide average.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable purchase prices
Moline's average home value ran approximately $148,825 per Zillow -- genuinely below both the Illinois statewide figure ($294,136) and the national figure.
A real, elevated property-tax offset
Moline's own median effective property tax rate ran 2.99% per Ownwell (median annual bill approximately $2,685) -- above Illinois's already-high 1.88% statewide average.
Illinois's simple flat income tax applies statewide
Illinois's real, simple flat 4.95% state income tax applies in Moline as statewide, with no Moline-specific local income tax layer, and Illinois's substantial full retirement-income exemption applies equally here.
Key takeaways
- Moline's housing purchase prices run genuinely low, but its 2.99% effective property tax rate is meaningfully elevated.
- Moline's median annual property tax bill runs approximately $2,685, per Ownwell.
- Budget for the full carrying-cost picture, not purchase price alone.
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