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Robeson Township grades A− overall, ranked 277th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 92% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $93K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 78% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $363K, 4.5 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. Robeson Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Robeson Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Allegheny Aqueduct and Joanna Furnace Complex. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Robeson Township beats most towns.
15.1% of the town is conserved land, across 12 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Robeson Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 4,729 in 1980, 7,216 in 2010. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1824 and 5 maps from 1905 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Robeson Township. Close and well known come first.
28 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
30 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
39 mi Stadium & arenaSubaru Park
33 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
23 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland7 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign CenterLongwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Subaru Park: Something Original (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Robeson 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 Robeson Township.
Robeson Township has seen reported crime fall by about half, but it has commutes longer than most of Pennsylvania.
90 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. Robeson Township’s trail density is 2.6 miles per square mile. Birdsboro Waters, at 1,090 acres with 28.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Birdsboro Waters | 28.6 mi | 1,090 |
| 2. Gibraltar Hill Tract | 7.2 mi | 228 |
| 3. Seidel Hill Tract | 4.9 mi | 103 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Twin Valley SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robeson El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 339 | A |
| High Point Baptist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 348 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 44 to 9 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Robeson Township is 1 per 1,000 residents.
| Robeson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The average commute for its 3,167 working residents takes 38.3 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania. 24% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Robeson Township for work: only 6% work in town. 24% of workers work from home in Robeson Township. Since 2013, Robeson Township has added 156 jobs, to 1,075 in 2023.
| Robeson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Robeson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Robeson Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Robeson Township adults binge drink.
| Robeson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Robeson Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Robeson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). Robeson Township has grown 3.4% since 2020, to 7,805 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Robeson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Robeson Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4 within 15 miles of the center of Robeson Township
About 2 of every 100 Robeson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Robeson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Robeson Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Robeson Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,216 at the 2010 census.
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8 towns share a border with Robeson Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Birdsboro (A−) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robeson Township | #277 | A− | C | A | A− | B+ |
| New Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exeter Township | #591 | B | C− | B | A− | B+ |
| Gibraltar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Birdsboro | #380 | A− | C+ | A | B | B |
| Cumru Township | #584 | B | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Caernarvon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #639 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
Cumru Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Morgan, Gibraltar and Caernarvon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Robeson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Robeson Township grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #277 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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