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

Safety

BLowellSafer than 60% of U.S. towns C+RogersSafer than 35% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−LowellBetter than 78% of districts in the state A−RogersBetter than 78% of districts in the state

Health

B+LowellHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns B−RogersHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns

12Lowell

7Rogers

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #75#19 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #74#14 Most trailsOutdoors · 89 towns #82#45 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #81#109 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #53#32 SafestSafety · 106 towns #13#30 Most new homesHousing · 118 towns #9#24 HealthiestHealth · 126 towns #10#22

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Rogers

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.

Down paymentRate%

Lowell$2,030/mo

Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,136/mo · Housing →

Rogers$2,180/mo

Typical home $386K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $1,270/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Rogers and Lowell.

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.

Where they are

Lowell and Rogers share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

LowellRogers

Lowell ↔ Rogers4.3 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

1,895 Rogers residents work in Lowell (5.9% of its workers)

1,144 Lowell residents work in Rogers (21.7% of its workers)

Work & commute in Rogers →

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

LowellRogers

Snow a year10″10″

January low24°F 24°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)195d 195d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 36th

Outdoors & history

LowellRogers

Trails1 mi 12 mi

Conserved land0.6%2.4%

Settled1881 1881

National Register places3 27

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here—19

Community

LowellRogers

Library hours a week—66 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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.

Only big differences vs Arkansas average

LowellRogers

People

Population 10,849Lowest 72,981Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.3%Highest AR: +3.3% +24.9%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 32.3±1.8Lowest 16% below AR 34.3±1.4Highest 11% below AR

Rogers and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.3%±4.6Highest AR: 23.1% 26.3%±1.4Lowest AR: 23.1%

Lowell and Rogers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12%±3.6 AR: 17.6% 12%±0.9 AR: 17.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Lowest AR: 25.7% 34.4%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.6Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.3%±0.6Highest AR: 5.1%

Rogers and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,527±$8kHighest 57% above AR $86,728±$4kLowest 43% above AR

Lowell and Rogers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $284,200±$17kLowest 51% above AR $308,200±$17kHighest 64% above AR

Rogers and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,136±$62Lowest 20% above AR $1,270±$51Highest 34% above AR

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,642Highest 58% above AR $1,565Lowest 50% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±13.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 36.5%±4.5Highest AR: 44.8%

Rogers and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.9%Lowest AR: 16% 10.5%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.2%Highest AR: 66.4% 57.2%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 13 yrs newer than AR 1998Lowest 11 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 9% below AR 18 minLowest 19% below AR

Work from home 16%±5.4Highest AR: 8.8% 13.7%±1.8Lowest AR: 8.8%

Lowell and Rogers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 9.2%Lowest 28.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miHighest 6.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.57Highest 1.35Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rogers (22%)Bentonville (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 22% work in Rogers6% work in Lowell

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 2.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 12.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 23Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.8Lowest 66.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #12 of 113 in AR #19 of 113 in AR

School district ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICTARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY · LISA ACADEMY

High school in town None in townRogers High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6

Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Lowell vs Rogers

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Lowell places higher on 12 of 22 AR lists

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Rogers

Lowell and Rogers share a border

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