RobinwoodMD
A town of 8,042.
Is Robinwood a good place to live?
Robinwood is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 147th of 259 in Maryland, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $91K. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $374K, 4.7 years of the Hagerstown metro’s $79K median household income. Robinwood is home to Hagerstown Community College. 50% of households own their home in Robinwood, where Maryland’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%. Robinwood has 1 place on the National Register.
What makes Robinwood stand out
Where Robinwood beats most towns.
Hagerstown Community College calls Robinwood home
How Robinwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Robinwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Raven Rock Mountain Complex and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Robinwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
10 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
27 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
9 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
27 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
23 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Robinwood: who provides what
Robinwood is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Robinwood.
Robinwood draws workers from Hagerstown and beyond and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Maryland.
Most working residents commute out of Robinwood
4,885 jobs are based in Robinwood, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Robinwood for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Robinwood grew to 4,885 in 2023, 438 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Robinwood is 27 minutes.
| Robinwood | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 3.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Robinwood
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Robinwood since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Robinwood
Robinwood has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Robinwood | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 11% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Robinwood’s grade for cost of living is a C
Robinwood’s median rent is $1,419 a month. The typical Robinwood home is worth about $374,000, up 0.6% in a year, 12% below the Maryland typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On CDC estimates, Robinwood is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 74% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar.
Robinwood beats the Maryland average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 13% of Robinwood adults binge drink.
| Robinwood | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Robinwood | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 34.9% | 38.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Robinwood
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Robinwood
About 3 of every 100 Robinwood residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Every workday, about 4,699 people come to Robinwood for work
Where Robinwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Robinwood
CDP in Maryland, United States
Robinwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,731 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area. Robinwood is home to Hagerstown Community College.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
Robinwood’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Robinwood.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinwood | #147 | B | C | — | B | B− |
| Hagerstown | #244 | D | C+ | D | B | D |
| Chewsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Robinwood reports no FBI crime data of its own. Chewsville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Robinwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Robinwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Robinwood, MD a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Robinwood grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #147 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Is Robinwood, MD expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.