Best PlacesRobson, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Robson, 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.
Robson ranks 49,778th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Robson
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.
Robson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Robson ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 66% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 64% of towns
- Short commute24.8 minutes each way, better than 64% of towns
Where Robson ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,080 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Robson
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Robson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,080, 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 Robson's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Robson
Robson runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Robson.
Who works in Robson, and how
Work in Robson centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Robson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Robson.
What the weather is like in Robson, month by month
Robson sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Robson
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 158 miles away.
The best schools in and around Robson
Schools across Robson average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fayetteville Pk-8D− · 15% proficient
- Valley Pk-8D− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Hill HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Robson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Robson 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 Robson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Robson
Is Robson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Robson ranks 49,778th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and clean air, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Robson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $67,654. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $41,080 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Robson safe?
Robson is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Robson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Robson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Robson 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.
Robson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Robson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Robson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Robson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Robson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Robson 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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