Town Hall · Rogers

Rogers, AR town hall & government

Rogers spent $186.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,556 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rogers's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Rogers

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at Rogers's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 5:15 pm
    Historic District CommissionHistoric District Commission Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 5:30 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission/Board of Adjustment Meeting A Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 11:00 am
    Advertising and Promotion CommissionAdvertising and Promotion Commission Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 1:00 pm
    Airport CommissionAirport Commission Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 4:00 pm
    Water Utilities CommissionWater Utilities Commission Meeting Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Rogers's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Rogers's money goes

Spent
$186.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,556
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$196 million
$2,685 per resident
Roads & transportation
$46.1 million25%
Sewer & trash
$26.8 million14%
Parks & libraries
$16.1 million9%
Police
$15.8 million8%
Water & other utilities
$15.6 million8%
Fire
$14.7 million8%
Administration & buildings
$11 million6%
Interest on debt
$9.7 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million1%
Health & welfare
$526,000<1%
Other
$28.2 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rogers

Full-time staff
671
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
132
and 144 full-time firefighters
Police
177 full-time
Fire
151 full-time
Parks & libraries
91 full-time12 part
Water & other utilities
89 full-time
Administration & buildings
82 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
34 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
18 full-time
Health & welfare
15 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Other
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rogers Public Schools

Rogers's K–12 school district, shared with Avoca, Lowell, Little Flock, Garfield and Gateway. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,206
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
15,559
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$194.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,206 per pupil, $6,909 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Rogers: Bentonville Public Schools ($12,660 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rogers pay

Typical tax bill
$1,565
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$308,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Rogers's government

🏛️ Official websiterogersarkansas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rogers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rogers

Rogers is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Rogers's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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