Best PlacesRobinson, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Robinson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Robinson ranks 22,091st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Robinson
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Robinson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Robinson ranks high
- Short commute14.3 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
Where Robinson ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Robinson
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Robinson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,448, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Robinson's effective rate of 1.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Robinson
Robinson's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Robinson.
Who works in Robinson, and how
Work in Robinson centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Robinson
Robinson has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns and more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Robinson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Robinson, month by month
Robinson sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Robinson
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Robinson
Schools across Robinson average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Oblong Elem SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Palestine Grade SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nuttall Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Robinson High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Palestine High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Oblong High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Robinson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Robinson measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Robinson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Robinson
Is Robinson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Robinson ranks 22,091st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, fast internet, and cell coverage, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Robinson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,967. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $83,448 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Robinson safe?
Robinson is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Robinson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Robinson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Robinson represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Robinson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Robinson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Robinson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Robinson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Robinson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Robinson detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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