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Weather

Forecast →

64°

Light Rain

H 63° · L 44°

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Robins. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Robins

Most working residents leave Robins for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (57%), Marion (8%) and Hiawatha (7%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Robins1%

Cedar Rapids57%

Marion8%

Hiawatha7%

Iowa City3%

7 mi

median commute distance

579

jobs based in Robins

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Housing

A typical Robins home is worth about $410K

The typical Robins home is worth about $410,000, up 3.9% in a year, 71% above the Iowa typical home.

$410KZillow home value

Typical home value

Robins$410K

Iowa$240K

+3.9%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Health

Healthier than 87% of U.S. towns

Robins beats the Iowa average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

AHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Iowa

15 better16 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Robins	IA
Fewer uninsured adults	4%	7.3%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	6.9%	11.6%
More adults who have had cancer	9.9%	8.7%

St. Lukes Hospital

6.6 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

93rd

percentile among IA towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

paid flood claims since 2008

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Robins has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–31°

Spring38–59°

Summer61–82°

Fall40–61°

Oct 12

typical first frost

Apr 28

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Safety

Crime reported in Robins

Robins's reported crime rate is well below Iowa's. Most reported incidents are property crimes. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Robins0.3

Iowa2.4

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Robins2.1

Iowa12

U.S.15.5

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Outdoors

1.1% of Robins is conserved land

0.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

1.1%conserved

Map of Robins: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

1.1%

conserved · 44 of 3,842 acres

0.7 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. East Knoll Park	0.6 mi	8
2. South Troy Park	—	26

2016 · The only restaurant in Robin's iowa · Wikimedia Commons

Robins’s story

Robins in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

2004IAMap-doton-Robins
2016The only restaurant in Robin's iowa

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About Robins

City in Iowa, United States

Robins is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,353 at the time of the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Cedar Rapids and part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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