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For most people who can afford it, yes. Robbinsville Township grades A overall, 89th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $169K and its public schools beat 80% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $568K, 5.6 years of the Trenton metro’s $101K median household income. Robbinsville Township’s middle household income is $169,000, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Robbinsville Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, at 1,085 acres.
Where Robbinsville Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Robbinsville Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 11.3% |
Census counts: 1,279 in 1860, 15,476 in 2020. The archive holds 31 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Robbinsville Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Robbinsville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw34 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw31 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaSix Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Robbinsville Township, 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 Robbinsville Township.
Robbinsville Township draws workers from Hamilton Township and beyond, has less no health insurance than most of New Jersey and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide. Against the 1,709 U.S. towns with household incomes like Robbinsville Township’s, it is healthier than 78%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
In Robbinsville Township, 30% of adults feel lonely. 15% of adults here have been diagnosed with depression; 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Robbinsville Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Robbinsville Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
That grade comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $568K.
Public schools: the Robbinsville Public School District. The largest public high school is Robbinsville High School, with 1,046 students. Three of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pond Road Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,022 | A |
| Robbinsville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,046 | A |
| Sharon SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 1,005 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
12,246 jobs are based in Robbinsville Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 6,440 in 2013 to 12,246.
3.8% of Robbinsville Township residents live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Robbinsville Township to do it: just 6% work in town. Employers in Robbinsville Township added 5,806 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 12,246. Also worth knowing: its average commute is 36 minutes.
| Robbinsville Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 8.2 miles. Robbinsville Township’s trail density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Community Park | 0.6 mi | 27 |
| 2. Tantum Park | 0.6 mi | 15 |
| 3. Foxmoor Community Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 11.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 56% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 171 to 99 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Its rate of reported violence is 0.7 per 1,000 residents. Robbinsville Township’s level of property crime comes in at 5.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Robbinsville Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Robbinsville Township after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. In Robbinsville Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 32 of 100. 47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 17%. Since 1978, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high for Robbinsville Township comes to 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For Robbinsville Township, the going rate for rent is $2,076 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Robbinsville Township
About 4 of every 100 Robbinsville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
13,642 counted in 2010 and 15,476 in 2020; an estimated 15,958 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
Robbinsville Township is a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the border of the New York metropolitan area and the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,476, its highest decennial count ever. Inspired by its central geographical location within New Jersey, Robbinsville's motto is Be at the Center of it All. The township was incorporated as in 1859 as Washington Township. It changed its name to Robbinsville in 2008, the name of a settlement within the township, after the politician George R. Robbins. Robbinsville has the only team to reach the Little League Softball World Series four tim…
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8 towns share a border with Robbinsville Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsville Township | #89 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Upper Freehold Township | #159 | A− | C | — | B | A |
| West Windsor Township | #77 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Allentown | — | — | C− | A | B | A |
| Hamilton Township | #346 | C | C− | C | C | A |
| Hamilton Square | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbinsville Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Windsor Township | #254 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
Allentown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Freehold Township and West Windsor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hamilton Square and Robbinsville Center aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Robbinsville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Robbinsville Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #89 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $568,000, 1% below the New Jersey typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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