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Robins vs Eldridge

64 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.1× in Eldridge) and growth since 2010 (+12.3 pts in Eldridge).

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Robins, IAHomes around $410KIowa · 3,332 people
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Eldridge, IAKnown for its schoolsIowa · 6,818 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

RobinsHomes around $410K
Housing$410K typical home71% above the IA typical home HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Robins →
EldridgeKnown for its schools
Schools#15 for schools in IAof 139 towns HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$361K typical home51% above the IA typical home All about Eldridge →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.1×
Eldridge is more of a job hub
Eldridge 1.05Robins 0.34
Growth since 2010+12.3 pts
Eldridge has grown faster since 2010
Eldridge +19%Robins +6.7%
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Robins
Robins $5,509Eldridge $3,843
Work in town+13.4 pts
More of Eldridge’s workers stay in town
Eldridge 14.6%Robins 1.2%
Size2×
Eldridge is the bigger place
Eldridge 6,818Robins 3,332
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Robins

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Robins$2,610/mo
Typical home $410K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $956/mo · Housing →
Eldridge$2,230/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $945/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Robins and Eldridge.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Eldridge places higher on 10 of 19 IA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Iowa ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–RobinsNot graded AEldridgeSafer than 88% of U.S. towns
Schools
–RobinsNot graded A−EldridgeBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
ARobinsHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns AEldridgeHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
7Robins
10Eldridge

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 143 towns #111#16 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 143 towns #33#95 Highest graduation rateSchools · 121 towns #96#57 Shortest commuteGetting around · 143 towns #38#84 Fastest growingGrowth · 143 towns #50#21 Lowest obesityHealth · 143 towns #16#44 Most new homesHousing · 138 towns #52#27 Lowest property taxCost of living · 143 towns #138#115

Left end = #1 in Iowa. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Robins’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
RobinsEldridge
Snow a year34″29″
January low13°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)166d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th19th
Outdoors & history
RobinsEldridge
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.1%0.9%
Archive photos2—
Community
RobinsEldridge
Library hours a week—64 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RobinsIAEldridgeIA
Robins ↔ Eldridge64 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

RobinsEldridge
People
Population 3,332Lowest 6,818Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.7%Lowest IA: +4.7% +19%Highest IA: +4.7%
Median age 46±2.6Highest 19% above IA 42.7±2.7Lowest 11% above IA
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.7%±5.8Highest IA: 22.9% 29%±5.4Lowest IA: 22.9%
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±3.3Lowest IA: 18.1% 18.5%±3.9Highest IA: 18.1%
Eldridge and Robins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 58.7%Highest IA: 31.4% 54.4%Lowest IA: 31.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2Highest IA: 6.2% 2.1%±1.5Lowest IA: 6.2%
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $122,262±$25kHighest 63% above IA $106,316±$18kLowest 42% above IA
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $413,400±$34kHighest 99% above IA $350,500±$40kLowest 69% above IA
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $956±$810Highest about the IA average $945±$34Lowest about the IA average
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,509Highest 90% above IA $3,843Lowest 33% above IA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 78.2%±100Highest IA: 43.9% 46.4%±17Lowest IA: 43.9%
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.9%Highest IA: 11.1% 1.3%Lowest IA: 11.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.5%Highest IA: 71.7% 85.9%Lowest IA: 71.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 31 yrs newer than IA 2002Lowest 30 yrs newer than IA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 21% below IA 19 minHighest about the IA average
Work from home 20.9%±8.7Highest IA: 11.3% 15.9%±8.6Lowest IA: 11.3%
Robins and Eldridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 14.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 8.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 1.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cedar Rapids (57%)Davenport (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EldridgeFew work in Robins
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.0Lowest 24.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#15 of 139 in IA
School district —North Scott Comm School District
High school in town —North Scott High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.8
Iowa average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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