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Springdale vs Rogers

9 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (+24% in Rogers) and rent (+19% in Rogers).

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Springdale, ARA history townArkansas · 88,160 people
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Rogers, ARA history townArkansas · 72,981 people
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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.

SpringdaleA history town
HistorySettled in 183813 places on the National Register Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$342K typical home50% above the AR typical home All about Springdale →
RogersA history town
HistorySettled in 188127 places on the National Register Outdoors#14 most walkable in AR12 miles of trails across 23 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 51%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Rogers →
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.

Household income+24%
Households in Rogers earn more
Rogers $86,728Springdale $69,787
Rent+19%
Rent runs higher in Rogers
Rogers $1,270Springdale $1,071
Work from home+6.1 pts
More people work from home in Rogers
Rogers 13.7%Springdale 7.6%
Home values+18%
Homes cost more in Rogers
Rogers $308,200Springdale $261,800
Bachelor’s degree++10.2 pts
More adults in Rogers have a degree
Rogers 34.4%Springdale 24.2%
Trails+60%
Springdale has more miles of trail
Springdale 19.5 miRogers 12.2 mi
★ What stands out · Report cards

Rogers places higher on 18 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.

Safety
C−SpringdaleSafer than 16% of U.S. towns C+RogersSafer than 35% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−SpringdaleBetter than 46% of districts in the state A−RogersBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
C−SpringdaleHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns B−RogersHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns
5Springdale
18Rogers

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #71#19 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #57#14 Most activeHealth · 127 towns #70#28 SafestSafety · 106 towns #65#30 HealthiestHealth · 126 towns #60#22 Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #53#19 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #41#7 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #48#15

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 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.

Springdale$1,950/mo
Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →
Rogers$2,180/mo
Typical home $386K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $1,270/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Rogers and Springdale.

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
SpringdaleRogers
Snow a year7″10″
January low25°F24°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)188d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th36th
Outdoors & history
SpringdaleRogers
Trails20 mi12 mi
Conserved land0.6%2.4%
Settled18381881
National Register places1327
Archive photos1824
Famous people born here2121
Community
SpringdaleRogers
Library hours a week64 hrs66 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

9 miles apart

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

SpringdaleRogersSpringdaleRogers
Springdale ↔ Rogers8.8 miles apart
Who commutes between them
3,801 Springdale residents work in Rogers (9.9% of its workers)
3,788 Rogers residents work in Springdale (11.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Springdale →
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.

SpringdaleRogers
People
Population 88,160Highest 72,981Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +20.6%Lowest AR: +3.3% +24.9%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 32.3±0.7Lowest 16% below AR 34.3±1.4Highest 11% below AR
Rogers and Springdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.8%±1.4Highest AR: 23.1% 26.3%±1.4Lowest AR: 23.1%
Age 65+ 10.4%±0.8Lowest AR: 17.6% 12%±0.9Highest AR: 17.6%
Rogers and Springdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Lowest AR: 25.7% 34.4%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±0.6Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.3%±0.6Highest AR: 5.1%
Rogers and Springdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,787±$4kLowest 15% above AR $86,728±$4kHighest 43% above AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $261,800±$9kLowest 39% above AR $308,200±$17kHighest 64% above AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,071±$35Lowest 13% above AR $1,270±$51Highest 34% above AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,430Lowest 38% above AR $1,565Highest 50% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.5%±4.3Highest AR: 44.8% 36.5%±4.5Lowest AR: 44.8%
Springdale and Rogers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Highest AR: 16% 10.5%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.4%Lowest AR: 66.4% 57.2%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Lowest 7 yrs newer than AR 1998Highest 11 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 14% below AR 18 minLowest 19% below AR
Work from home 7.6%±1.4Lowest AR: 8.8% 13.7%±1.8Highest AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 35.5%Highest 28.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 mi 6.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.27Lowest 1.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fayetteville (19%)Bentonville (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 10% work in Rogers12% work in Springdale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.5 miHighest 12.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 23Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.0Lowest 66.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #53 of 113 in AR#19 of 113 in AR
School district LISA ACADEMY · HAAS HALL ACADEMYARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY · LISA ACADEMY
High school in town Har-Ber High SchoolRogers High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.4Lowest 13.6Highest
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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