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Robbinsdale grades C+ overall, 241st among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns and it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $88K. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: it reports more crime per resident than 74% of U.S. towns, including 47 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $311K, 3.1 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. Robbinsdale’s median rent is $1,758 a month, above both the Minnesota town median ($1,192 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Robbinsdale has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hennepin County Library and Graeser Roadside Parking Area. Among 167 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a higher violent crime rate than Robbinsdale.
Where Robbinsdale beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Robbinsdale is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,074 in 1890, a low of 520 in 1900, 14,646 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1919 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Robbinsdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
4 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
6 mi LakeBde Maka Ska
5 mi WaterfallSaint Anthony FallsU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bde Maka Ska: Tyler Vigen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saint Anthony Falls: The original uploader was Mulad at English Wikipedia., Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Robbinsdale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Robbinsdale.
Robbinsdale has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota; it also has many renters stretched by housing costs.
29% of adults have obesity in Robbinsdale. Robbinsdale beats the Minnesota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Robbinsdale.
| Robbinsdale | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Robbinsdale | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.5% | 10.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 8.5% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Robbinsdale Public School District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsdale MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 567 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
1.7 miles of trail in 20 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Victory Memorial Regional Park, at 57 acres.
| Robbinsdale | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sochacki Park | 1.1 mi | 41 |
| 2. Manor Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 3. Victory Memorial Regional Park | — | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 317 to 234 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Robbinsdale reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 74% report less. The property crime rate in Robbinsdale is 13.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Robbinsdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 82.4°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 88% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 6.5°.
Robbinsdale has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Robbinsdale’s January low is 7°F. About 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Robbinsdale | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 7°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Robbinsdale for work: only 3% work in town. 21% of Robbinsdale workers work from home. The top destinations are Minneapolis (26%), St.
| Robbinsdale | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
61.9% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.1% across Minnesota.
The typical Robbinsdale home is worth about $311,000, up 1.7% in a year, 11% below the Minnesota typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Minnesota average. Robbinsdale has lost 4.2% of its people since 2020, down to 14,030 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Robbinsdale | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 33% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.0, men 38.7.
| Robbinsdale | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.9% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.2% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
29 within 15 miles of the center of Robbinsdale
About 3 of every 100 Robbinsdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
11 notable people were born in Robbinsdale.
City in Minnesota, United States
Robbinsdale is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 14,646 at the 2020 census. The city is in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area and is adjacent to the northwest portion of Minneapolis.
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4 towns share a border with Robbinsdale.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsdale | #241 | C+ | C | C | C | A− |
| Crystal | #201 | B | B− | C− | C | A |
| Brooklyn Center | #261 | C | B− | D | C+ | B |
| Minneapolis | #262 | C | C | D− | C | A− |
| Golden Valley | #155 | B+ | C− | B+ | C+ | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Robbinsdale grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #241 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A− for health, C for safety and C for schools.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
11 notable people were born here, including Curt Hennig and Bam Neely.
