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

Safety

C+RogersSafer than 44% of U.S. towns ARosemountSafer than 87% of U.S. towns

Schools

ARogersBetter than 87% of districts in the state A−RosemountBetter than 77% of districts in the state

Health

A+RogersHealthier than 98% of U.S. towns ARosemountHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns

14Rogers

8Rosemount

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 273 towns #244#50 Most conserved landOutdoors · 268 towns #25#165 SafestSafety · 166 towns #111#27 Most trailsOutdoors · 223 towns #32#120 Highest graduation rateSchools · 238 towns #45#135 Lowest obesityHealth · 273 towns #8#84 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 275 towns #75#132 Most activeHealth · 273 towns #3#56

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 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$2,850/mo

Typical home $464K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $1,789/mo · Housing →

Rosemount$2,590/mo

Typical home $431K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,640/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Rogers and Rosemount.

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.

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

RogersRosemount

Snow a year45″41″

January low—8°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—166d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 34th

Outdoors & history

RogersRosemount

Trails32 mi 17 mi

Conserved land15.2%3.5%

Settled—1856

National Register places1 —

Archive photos15 —

Community

RogersRosemount

Library hours a week47 hrs —

Colleges in town—1

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.

Where they are

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RogersMN RosemountMN

Rogers ↔ Rosemount39 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

RogersRosemount

People

Population 13,685Lowest 27,562Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +54.6%Highest MN: +7.6% +17.3%Lowest MN: +7.6%

Median age 37±1.8Lowest 5% below MN 38.9±1.7Highest about the MN average

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

Kids under 18 32%±4Highest MN: 22.9% 26.5%±2.2Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 10.8%±2.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 13.8%±1.4Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 55.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 51.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.3%±1Highest MN: 5.8%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $158,750±$23kHighest 78% above MN $129,625±$10kLowest 46% above MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $459,700±$21kHighest 40% above MN $424,100±$10kLowest 29% above MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,789±$298Highest 40% above MN $1,640±$113Lowest 28% above MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,891Highest 46% above MN $3,932Lowest 17% above MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.7%±9.6Lowest MN: 48.1% 45.1%±11.5Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 1.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 87.4%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 25 yrs newer than MN 2000Lowest 21 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% above MN 28 minHighest 24% above MN

Work from home 24.7%±4.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 25.1%±3.2Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 10%Highest 6.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.38Highest 0.55Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (13%)Minneapolis (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RosemountFew work in Rogers

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 15.2%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 31.5 miHighest 17.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 26Lowest 32Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.1Lowest 26.8Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #24 of 230 in MN #66 of 230 in MN

School district Elk River Public School DistrictINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

High school in town Rogers Senior HighRosemount Senior High

Students per teacherat that high school 28.1Highest 19.1Lowest

Minnesota 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.

Rogers vs Rosemount

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Rogers places higher on 14 of 22 MN lists

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Rogers

What daily life feels like in each

39 miles apart

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