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About Robstown
City in Texas, United StatesRobstown is a city in Nueces County, Texas, of the United States of America, and is a western suburb of Corpus Christi. It was founded in 1907 by a land speculator from Keota, Iowa by the name of George H. Paul. Paul purchased 10,410.43 acres of the Driscoll Ranch located north of the Texas-Mexican Railroad built in 1875. Around the same period, Robert Driscoll Jr. opened a small shop known locally as "Robs Store". The residents soon started referring to the surrounding settlement as "Rob's town", a name that eventually became Robstown. The population was 10,383 as of July 1, 2024. Robstown has its own city government with the current Mayor, Mary Ann Y. Saenz as of March 18, 2026. There are…
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Housing in Robstown
The typical Robstown home is worth about $117,000, up 4.6% in a year, 61% below the Texas typical home.
Safety in Robstown
Safety Grade C-
Robstown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.
Work & commute in Robstown
Full picture →Most working residents leave Robstown for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (38%), San Antonio (4%) and Houston (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Robstown
Health Grade D
Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 58% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Robstown
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Robstown
Full climate →Robstown has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Robstown
All Robstown schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Robstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
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