Friendly Neighborhoods

In Rock Island, You Don’t Just Buy a House, You Gain the Warmth of Community.

Choose a Rock Island neighborhood and discover so much more to life. It begins with your friendly neighbors putting out the welcome mat for you - that’s when you know you’ve found community. And when it comes to home choices, our housing selection is as varied as our population. Here, you’ll find contemporary family homes, classic renovations, hip, downtown lofts and new subdivisions. Add to this our incredible parks and recreation choices, fabulous libraries, and an innovative school system -- and you have the foundation for a rock solid, Rock Island lifestyle.

"I met my wife at Augustana College, and we decided that this was a lifestyle that was for us. In Rock Island, you can find a house that you can live in, in a neighborhood that’s safe, in an area that you want to bring up your kids, with a quality education. The area enjoys diversity of its population, and that’s one of the things that sold us. Rock Island provides us with activities that we can take our entire family to. It’s small enough that you can meet people that you know every day, but large enough in that you can have a variety of activities to get engaged in. What more would you ask from a community?" Jerry Jones 

New Resident's Guide

New to town? Our resident's guide can answer your questions about all the things you need to know when you move to a new community.

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Your Paycheck Goes Further in Rock Island

Recently salary.com ranked Rock Island as #6 on the list of the salary value index - noting that a paycheck goes further in Rock Island.

Salary.com found the top US metro areas for building personal net worth.  It looked at how the cost of living compared to the salary range for the employees in 188 metro areas with 250,000 or more residents. Basic living expenses, including property value and the pricing of such things as food and energy, along with unemployment rates were correlated.