Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Rogers's standout: the median household earns $159K. Overall it grades A, 95th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools rank ahead of 87% of Minnesota towns. Rogers’ median household income is $159,000, above both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 13 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score higher on the outdoors. Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, at 2,155 acres with 26.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Rogers beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Rogers | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 11.4% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers Elementary | K–4 | 693 |
| Hassan Elementary | K–4 | 669 |
| Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School | PK–5 | 130 |
8,597 counted in 2010 and 13,295 in 2020; an estimated 15,606 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 17.4% since 2020, after 54.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Rogers is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 190 in 1920, 13,295 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rogers, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Rogers.
Rogers has less food insecurity than most of Minnesota, has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings and has household incomes well above the Minnesota norm.
31 miles of trail in 26 parks and preserves. The trail density in Rogers is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crow-Hassan Park Reserve | 26.3 mi | 2,155 |
| 2. Henry's Woods Park | 1.5 mi | 49 |
| 3. Hassan Hills II | 0.4 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Elk River Public School District. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Rogers Senior High, with 1,888 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,077 | A− |
| Rogers Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,888 | A |
| Rogers ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 693 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Minnesota is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 9,525 adults worry about having enough food, against 11.4% statewide.
6.4% of Rogers adults have diabetes. Only 9 of the 271 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Rogers. 25% of Rogers adults have obesity.
| Rogers | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rogers | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 6.4% | 10.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.7% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Rogers home is worth about $464,000, up 1.2% in a year, 33% above the Minnesota typical home. Rogers’ median rent is $1,789 a month.
| Rogers | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,789 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rogers has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 5° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Rogers for work: only 10% work in town. 25% of workers work from home in Rogers. Jobs based in Rogers grew to 9,933 in 2023, 1,557 more than in 2013.
| Rogers | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 295 to 264 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rogers. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
22 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
17 mi LakeLake Minnetonka
27 mi Theme parkValleyfairU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Rogers
About 3 of every 100 Rogers residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
15.2% of the town is conserved land, across 26 parks and preserves.
5 towns share a border with Rogers.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | #95 | A | C | C+ | A | A+ |
| St. Michael | #26 | A+ | B− | — | A | A |
| Otsego | #82 | A | C | — | A | A |
| Dayton | #80 | A | C | A | B+ | A |
| Hanover | #101 | A− | C | — | A− | A |
| Corcoran | #44 | A | C− | A+ | A− | A+ |
St. Michael, Otsego and Hanover report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rogers with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Rogers grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #95 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A for schools.
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($99,833 across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Paetyn Levis and Matt Hellickson.
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