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A town of 5,754, settled in 1882.
Rogersville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 77th of 247 in Missouri, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 71% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 70% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 61% of the country. A typical home there costs about $328K, 5 years of the Springfield metro’s $65K median household income. 33% of residents are under 18 in Rogersville, above both the Missouri town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%).
Where Rogersville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Logan-Rogersville Primary | PK–1 | 369 |
| Logan-Rogersville Upper Elem. | 4–6 | 538 |
| Logan-Rogersville Middle | 7–8 | 375 |
3,073 counted in 2010 and 3,897 in 2020; an estimated 5,754 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 48.4% since 2020, after 26.8% 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 Missouri), ordered by how far Rogersville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 408 in 1920, a low of 321 in 1950, 3,897 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rogersville, 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 Rogersville.
Rogersville fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally and looks healthier within Missouri than nationally, but it has little public open land.
Jobs based here grew from 698 in 2013 to 958.
Most working residents leave Rogersville for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Rogersville has added 260 jobs, to 958 in 2023. The average trip to work in Rogersville is 27 minutes.
| Rogersville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Logan-Rogersville R-Viii school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Logan-Rogersville High, with 733 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan-Rogersville Upper Elem.Largest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 538 | A− |
| Logan-Rogersville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 733 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Rogersville’s median age is 31.8 years. Rogersville has grown 48% since 2020, to 5,754 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Rogersville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.8 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 22% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Rogersville | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.8% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 11.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 89% of Missouri’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
57% of Rogersville households own their home. Typical home values rose 4.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Rogersville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $972 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Rogersville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Missouri it is healthier than 60% of the 247 graded towns: much of Missouri scores lower on these measures.
30% of adults have high blood pressure in Rogersville. Rogersville beats the Missouri average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Rogersville.
| Rogersville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Rogersville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.4% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 13 of its 2,430 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Rogersville itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rogersville City Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rogersville. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
40 mi LakeTable Rock Lake
13 mi Zoo & aquariumWonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium
35 mi MuseumTitanic Museum14 mi MuseumRiverbluff Cave34 mi CaveMarvel CaveSilver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain
8 within 15 miles of the center of Rogersville
About 6 of every 100 Rogersville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Where Rogersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Webster and Greene counties in Missouri, United States
Rogersville is a city in Greene and Webster counties in Missouri, United States, and is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,897.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Rogersville grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #77 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Chester S. Barnard and Lester Barnard.
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