Best PlacesRobinson, MN 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. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Robinson ranks 25,571st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
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
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
Where Robinson ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Robinson
A household needs to earn about $84,000 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 $84,500, 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 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Robinson
Robinson runs older than the country, 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 retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Robinson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Robinson.
What the weather is like in Robinson, month by month
Robinson sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 10° | 2° |
| April | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| July | 78° | 66° | 54° |
| October | 51° | 43° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Robinson
The nearest airport, Range Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around Robinson
Schools across Robinson average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Washington ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Tower-soudan ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Northeast Range SecondaryD · 20% 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 25,571st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. 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 $319,200. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $84,500 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Robinson safe?
Robinson is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $671 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.