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How Rogers's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Rogers?
Your $100,000 in Rogers has the same purchasing power as $116,063 in the average US city. You'd need $16,063 less here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Within 10 points of Rogers's cost index of 86, sorted by closest match.
Wondering whether you should move to Rogers? It depends on what you're optimizing for, but the city has real arguments in its favor: your dollar carries more weight here and solidly above-average earnings, plus 4 more things worth knowing. The data behind each is below.
Rogers sits at 86 on the composite cost-of-living index — about 14% under the national average. Not the cheapest place in the country, but enough of a discount to notice on rent and groceries every month. Median rent in town runs about $1,113/mo against a typical household income of $78,075, which is the kind of ratio that leaves room to save.
Median household income in Rogers is $78,075, a step above the national median of about $75k. The local job market leans toward industries that pay better than average, and that shows up in the take-home for most working households here.
The unemployment rate in Rogers sits at roughly 2.9%, which is a tight labor market by US standards. Salaries get nudged up faster, openings are easier to find, and switching jobs is less of a leap than it is in a softer market.
Rogers reports about 2,582 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — a step below the US average of around 3,500. The citywide number averages over neighborhoods that can vary a lot, but the headline number is friendlier than most American cities of comparable size.
Rogers's air quality index averages about 41 — comfortably in the EPA's "good" range. No daily ritual of checking the AQI before going for a run, no smoky-day plans, no surprise asthma flare-ups for the kids. The kind of background condition you notice mostly by its absence.
The average one-way commute in Rogers is about 17 minutes — short by US standards (the national average is closer to 27). Over a year of working days, that's hundreds of hours that don't get spent in traffic, which is the kind of thing you notice in the weekend rather than the weekday.
Reasons are pulled from Rogers's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Rogers gets a handful of meaningful snow days each year. Winters average about 30°F — cold enough for several inches at a time, warm enough for everything to melt between storms.
Cold but workable. Winter in Rogers averages about 30°F — colder than the national norm, mild compared to the upper Midwest. A solid coat handles most days; the genuine cold snaps are short.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Rogers averages about 92°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Rogers falls in roughly USDA Zone 8. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Rogers is at about 1,352 feet (412 m) above sea level. High enough to be solidly above any coastal concern, low enough that altitude isn't a factor.
Average for an American city. Rogers's reported crime rate of about 2,582 per 100,000 residents sits roughly in line with the US baseline of ~3,500. Like anywhere else, the citywide number masks real differences between neighborhoods — worth looking at specific areas before deciding.
No — your dollar actually goes further here. Rogers's composite cost-of-living index is 86, roughly 14% under the US average. Housing is usually the biggest driver of the discount.
Not really — Rogers is built around the car. Its Walk Score of 11 out of 100 means almost every errand is a drive. Living without a car is technically possible but real work; most residents wouldn't try it.
Roughly $60,312 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Rogers runs about $1,113/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.