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Moline ranked “happiest city in Illinois”

How happy are you where you live? When it comes to Illinois cities, one website has put Moline at the top of the list.
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How happy are you where you live? When it comes to Illinois cities, one website has put Moline at the top of the list. According to CreditDonkey.com Moline ranks #1 based on number of restaurants, crime rate, commute time, departure time, income, divorce rate, and housing costs.

You’ll find the city of Rock Island made the top-20 as well. We want to know: What makes you happy living in the Quad Cities? Let us know on the WQAD Facebook Page.

Here is the top-20 list of happiest cities in Illinois:
20. Pekin
19. Quincy
18. North Chicago
17. Naperville
16. Lockport
15. Rock Island
14. Des Plaines
13. Springfield
12. Peoria
11. West Chicago
10. Burbank
9. McHenry
8. Park Ridge
7. Elmhurst
6. Wheaton
5. O’Fallon
4. Normal
3. Batavia
2. Bloomington
1. Moline

Moline statistics provided by CreditDonkey.com:

Restaurants per capita: 1 per 303 inhabitants
Odds of being the victim of a violent crime: 1 in 247.2
Average commute time: 16.6 minutes
Percentage of residents leaving for work before 5 a.m.: 6.4%
Median household income: $49,459
Percentage of divorced residents: 11.7% of males, 14.4% of females
Percentage of income spent on housing: 18.9%

Last month the same website ranked Moline the ninth best city in Illinois to raise a family.

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