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Rogers vs Conway

128 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+16 pts in Rogers) and household income (+38% in Rogers).

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Rogers, ARA history townArkansas · 72,981 people
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Conway, ARA history townArkansas · 67,642 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 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.

Rogers$2,180/mo
Typical home $386K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $1,270/mo · Housing →
Conway$1,440/mo
Typical home $251K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,011/mo · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $9,000 a year, between Rogers and Conway.

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.

Report cards

Rogers places higher on 16 of 23 AR lists

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.

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
RogersConway
Snow a year10″2″
January low24°F27°F
July high89°F92°F
Growing season (days)195d215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th66th
Outdoors & history
RogersConway
Conserved land2.4%0.8%
Settled18811872
National Register places2735
Archive photos2424
Famous people born here21—
Community
RogersConway
Library hours a week66 hrs55 hrs
Colleges in town—3
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Where they are

128 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rogers ↔ Conway128 miles apart
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.

RogersConway
People
Population 72,981Highest 67,642Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.9%Highest AR: +3.3% +8.9%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 34.3±1.4Highest 11% below AR 30.3±0.6Lowest 21% below AR
Kids under 18 26.3%±1.4Highest AR: 23.1% 20.3%±1.4Lowest AR: 23.1%
Age 65+ 12%±0.9Highest AR: 17.6% 11.4%±0.9Lowest AR: 17.6%
Rogers and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.4%Lowest AR: 25.7% 42.7%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±0.6Lowest AR: 5.1% 15.8%±1.1Highest AR: 5.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,728±$4kHighest 43% above AR $63,004±$4kLowest 4% above AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,200±$17kHighest 64% above AR $252,100±$13kLowest 34% above AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,270±$51Highest 34% above AR $1,011±$38Lowest 7% above AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,565Highest 50% above AR $1,467Lowest 41% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±4.5Lowest AR: 44.8% 46.9%±4.3Highest AR: 44.8%
Below poverty line 10.5%Lowest AR: 16% 16.9%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.2%Highest AR: 66.4% 45.4%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998 11 yrs newer than AR 1998 11 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below AR 23 minHighest about the AR average
Work from home 13.7%±1.8Highest AR: 8.8% 9.9%±1.6Lowest AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 28.2%Lowest 41%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.35Highest 1.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bentonville (24%)Little Rock (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ConwayFew work in Rogers
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miHighest 11.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 23Highest 13Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.2Highest 56.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #19 of 113 in AR#24 of 113 in AR
School district ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY · LISA ACADEMYCONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Rogers High SchoolConway High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.6Lowest 17.2Highest
Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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