Moving to Moline: Pros, Cons & What to Know

Moving to Moline means moving to Deere & Company's real world headquarters city and the Illinois side of the binational Quad Cities metro, with genuinely affordable housing alongside a real, disclosed recent price softness and elevated crime rate.

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Understand Moline's real Deere & Company identity

Deere & Company's real world headquarters and the John Deere Pavilion give Moline an economic identity unmatched by any other Illinois Tier A market in this project -- worth understanding before relocating.

A real, binational Quad Cities metro context

Moline shares its metro with Davenport, Iowa (plus Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island/East Moline, Illinois) -- a real, distinct cross-state-metro identity this record discloses honestly without asserting specific Iowa-side facts.

Budget for a real, elevated property tax rate and softer prices

Moline's own effective property tax rate (2.99%) runs above Illinois's statewide average, and Zillow's own figure shows home values down 0.5% year-over-year -- a real, distinct contrast to this project's other Illinois markets.

Key takeaways

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-25. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.