Best PlacesRogers, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rogers, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rogers ranks 913th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rogers
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in Rogers
The parts of Rogers, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Creekwood
Plantation
Turtle Creek Park
Scores across Rogers run from about the 18th to the 98th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Rogers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Rogers ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of cities
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 91% of cities
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 86% of cities
Where Rogers ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 26% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Rogers
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rogers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,058, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rogers' effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rogers
Rogers runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rogers.
Who works in Rogers, and how
Work in Rogers centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rogers
Rogers has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Rogers and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rogers, month by month
Rogers sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Rogers
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 208 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rogers
Schools across Rogers average a B−, better than 51% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Evening Star Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Janie Darr Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bellview ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- J William Fulbright Junior High SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Washington Junior High SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Hellstern Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Haas Hall Academy At The LaneA · 79% proficient
- Bentonville High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Arkansas Arts Academy High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rogers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rogers measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rogers against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Rogers suits
Families
Schools land around the 51st percentile and crime safety beats 61%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Rogers
Is Rogers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rogers ranks 913th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and affordable childcare, and lowest on distance from a big city and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rogers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,357. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $93,058 median income, cost of living beats 67% of cities.
Is Rogers safe?
Yes, Rogers is safer than 61% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $425 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rogers?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 27. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Rogers?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Creekwood, Plantation, and Turtle Creek Park. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Rogers with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rogers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rogers represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rogers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rogers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rogers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rogers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rogers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rogers detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.