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Town Hall · Rogers

How is Rogers run?

Rogers’ city government spent $20.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,510 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.6 million) are counted separately.

Election Day

Tomorrow

General election in Minnesota.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$20.4M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,510
In 2022: $1,052, more than 57% of 51 similar cities
Long-term debt
$10.1M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2025
83
full-time · 56 part-time · March payroll $913,432
Typical tax bill
$4,891
1.06% of home value · MN 1.02%

What stands out about how Rogers is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer34% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).Agendas posted onlineMeetings, agendas and minutes from the city’s own portal.A shared school districtShares Elk River School District with 6+ other towns.Its own police and fire23 sworn officers and 4 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,510 per resident a year, or $4.14 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 28%Utility sales 21%Fees & charges 20%From the state 9%Interest, fines & other 8%Sales taxes 7%Other taxes & licenses 5%From the federal government 1%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $14.1 million; interest on debt $271,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $41.3 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,052 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Rogers’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,052 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $971, and the middle half spent $700–$1,242. Rogers spent more than 57% of them.

Middle half of the group, $700–$1,242Median $971Rogers

Includes sewer and trash ($2.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
51

Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rogers itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 42% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Rogers reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$14.3 million
2023$16.5 million
2024$20.4 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,052 · 2023: $1,234 · 2024: $1,510.

City staff
83

full-time in March 2025, up from 31 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,891 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.06% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Corcoran$6,023
Dayton$5,324
Rogers$4,891
Hanover$4,755
St. Michael$4,205
Otsego$3,847
Minnesota$3,357
$4,891
typical bill a year
1.06%
effective rate
$459,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rogers’ rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Rogers’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rogers →

Meetings

Recent meetings

From Rogers’ own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

No upcoming meetings are posted yet.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Rogers

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Rogers’ own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Rogers yet.
Who works for Rogers

One full-time city employee for every 163 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (13,500).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police29 + 4 pt
Parks & libraries11 + 33 pt
Roads & transportation17
Administration & buildings16 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities6
Fire4
Other0 + 18 pt
83
full-time
56
part-time
$913,432
payroll for March 2025
$11.0M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$119,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
23
sworn police officers
4
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Rogers’ 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Elk River School District

Rogers’ K–12 school district, shared with Elk River, Livonia Township, Zimmerman, Otsego, Nowthen and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Rogers →
$13,652
per pupil · MN $17,091
14,352
students
$271 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,652 per pupil, $8,684 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 35%State 62%Federal 3%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

Also serving Rogers

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools · $14,796 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Rogers’ votes are counted by county

Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rogers alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hennepin County’s results.

President · Hennepin County’s results720,173 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat69.8%502,710 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican27.4%197,244 votes

Others: 2.8% (20,219 votes).

Most votes in Hennepin County: Kamala D Harris

Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%

The county’s page

100% of Rogers lies in Hennepin County. Every 2024 race in Hennepin County is on the county’s page.

Hennepin County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Rogers

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Rogers.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
    Danny Nadeau
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
    John Hoffman
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tim Walz
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Kelly Morrison
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
    Amy KlobucharTina Smith

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Rogers compares with the towns next door

Rogers spent $1,052 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $304 to $990. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

St. Michael: $429 per resident (2022)Otsego: $304 per resident (2022)Dayton: $932 per resident (2022)Hanover: $765 per resident (2022)Corcoran: $990 per resident (2022)St. MichaelOtsegoDaytonHanoverCorcoranRogers
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Otsego$304$3,847
St. Michael$429$4,205
Hanover$765$4,755
Dayton$932$5,324
Corcoran$990$6,023
Rogers$1,052$4,891

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Rogers’ government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Rogers’ government

How much does Rogers spend per resident?

About $1,510 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,052 was more than 57% of 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Rogers?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,891 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.06% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.

Who runs Rogers’ government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rogers yet.

How did Rogers vote in 2024?

Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rogers alone. Hennepin County, where 100% of Rogers lies, voted Harris 69.8%, Trump 27.4% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Rogers?

83 full-time and 56 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $913,432 (about $11.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Rogers in the state legislature?

State Senate District 34 (John Hoffman) and State House District 34A (Danny Nadeau). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Rogers’ government

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →