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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

7Rogers

12Lowell

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

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

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Rogers’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%

Rogers$2,180/mo

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

Lowell$2,030/mo

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

Rogers and Lowell share a border

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

RogersLowell

Rogers ↔ Lowell4.3 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

RogersLowell

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

RogersLowell

Trails12 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.4%0.6%

Settled1881 1881

National Register places27 3

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here19 —

Community

RogersLowell

Library hours a week66 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

RogersLowell

People

Population 72,981Highest 10,849Lowest

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

Median age 34.3±1.4Highest 11% below AR 32.3±1.8Lowest 16% 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 26.3%±1.4Lowest AR: 23.1% 27.3%±4.6Highest 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%±0.9 AR: 17.6% 12%±3.6 AR: 17.6%

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

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±0.6Highest AR: 5.1% 3.8%±1.6Lowest 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 $86,728±$4kLowest 43% above AR $95,527±$8kHighest 57% 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 $308,200±$17kHighest 64% above AR $284,200±$17kLowest 51% 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 $1,270±$51Highest 34% above AR $1,136±$62Lowest 20% above AR

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±4.5Highest AR: 44.8% 27.1%±13.3Lowest 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 10.5%Highest AR: 16% 6.9%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 13.7%±1.8Lowest AR: 8.8% 16%±5.4Highest 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 28.2%Highest 9.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 6.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Lowell22% work in Rogers

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 23Highest 3Lowest

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

Schools

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

School district ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY · LISA ACADEMYROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Rogers High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 13.6 —

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

Deciding?

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Bordering Rogers

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Little Flock3,056 people · $468K homes

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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.

Rogers vs Lowell

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

Rogers and Lowell share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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