Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Rogers spent less per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Rogers’ town government spent $311,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $248 per resident. Water and other utilities ($256,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rogers is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$248 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Rogers’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($248 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $433, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Rogers spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($142,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rogers itself left out).
About $248 per resident a year, or $0.68 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 52%.
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No trend yet
Rogers reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,375 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.41% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Rogers’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rogers →
Who’s in charge in Rogers
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rogers’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cityofrogerstx.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 125 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,253).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Rogers Independent School District
Rogers’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,886 per pupil, $7,746 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Rogers’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rogers alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.4%75,161 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.2%53,973 votesOthers: 1.4% (1,879 votes).
Most votes in Bell County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Rogers lies in Bell County. Every 2024 race in Bell County is on the county’s page.
Bell County’s 2024 results →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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rogers.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cityofrogerstx.gov ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Rogers’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rogers’ government
How much does Rogers spend per resident?
About $248 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $248 was less than 68% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rogers?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,375 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofrogerstx.gov.
Who runs Rogers’ government?
See cityofrogerstx.gov for current officials. 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?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rogers alone. Bell County, where 100% of Rogers lies, voted Trump 57.4%, Harris 41.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rogers?
10 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $56,039 (about $672,468 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rogers in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Pete Flores) and State House District 54 (Brad Buckley). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →