2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
East Moline, IL vs Waverly, IA

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Is it cheaper to live in Waverly or is it cheaper to live in East Moline?
- Waverly is 8.1% more expensive than East Moline.

Which city has more affordable housing, Waverly or East Moline?
- Waverly housing costs are 72.7% more expensive than East Moline housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in East Moline or is Health Care more affordable in Waverly.
- Health related expenses are 10.6% more in Waverly.
 East Moline, ILWaverly, IAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock81.8100
 Food & Groceries93.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.3100
 Housing37.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$214,000$338,100
 Utilities91  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock63.5100
 Miscellaneous119.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for East Moline    2 Reviews

We have lived in this area for 15 years. Over that time, property taxes have continually increased (today $11,000 annually for a $325,000 home). Now as we start to plan  More

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We are approaching retirement age. As we review our current situation, we find that we are going to have to sell our home and relocate - because we cannot afford the  More

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Reviews for Waverly    3 Reviews

The city is very clean and safe. Nice, well kept parks and recreation areas. Bike trails wind throughout town and excellent public recreation center. Because of the  More

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Waverly is a quite nice town, it has a nice amount of gas stations with reasonable prices and has 4 big name grocery stores. TBH it has one of everything. It has all  More

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... it's Mayberry RFD  More

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