RobinwoodMD
The town, home to 8,042 people, lies in Maryland.
Is Robinwood a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Its best grade is for hazard risk (A). Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $91K. The drawback is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $374K, 4.7 years of the Hagerstown metro’s $79K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns. That places it 147th of 259 in Maryland. Robinwood is home to Hagerstown Community College. This Maryland town has 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Few of Robinwood’s working residents work in town
4,885 jobs are based in Robinwood, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
The share of residents in Robinwood who live below the poverty line is 11%, above both Maryland’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Robinwood grew by 438 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 4,885. The top destinations are Hagerstown (17%), Frederick (7%) and Ballenger Creek (4%).
| 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
Natural hazards: very low risk in Robinwood, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Robinwood break down as 56% from inland flooding and 13% from hurricanes. The FEMA risk score in the town is 12 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 2018: one.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Robinwood has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 28 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Robinwood keeps 11% of its land conserved
1.3 miles of trail. In Robinwood, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile, where Maryland’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| 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 midpoint rent stands at $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. The share of households in Robinwood who are owner-occupiers: 50%.
| Robinwood | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,419 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
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: 37% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, Robinwood beats the Maryland average on 1 and trails it on 9. Among adults in the town, 28% get no exercise outside work and 36% feel lonely.
| 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.