Arkansas Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Rogers, Arkansas

Population: 48,666

Located in Benton County

Rogers, Arkansas is a city of nearly 50,000 in the northwest corner of Arkansas - the state's dynamic growth area. Close to the headquarters of Fortune 500 companies like Wal-Mart, J.B. Hunt Transport, and Tyson Foods, Rogers is right in the mainstream of the economic vitality of Arkansas. Natural scenic beauty (including Beaver Lake), agricultural and industrial diversity, wonderful schools and churches, and great people help distinguish Rogers as one of the elite cities in America.

Rogers, Arkansas is ranked by Sperling's Best Places as one of the safest places to live in the nation, and is recognized nationally for the city¹s Drug Free Rogers Lowell program and related efforts in tobacco and underage drinking, methamphetamine and health lifestyle promotion, prevention and awareness. Furthermore, Rogers (listed as Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers) was recently ranked fourth as one of the best places for business and careers in Forbes Magazine.

Pel-Freez, operating in Rogers for more than 50 years, has a fantastic new growth opportunity, thanks to a collaborative partnership with the Arkansas World Trade Center in Rogers. You can read about the details of this partnership in the NWA Business Journal at www.arkansasbusiness.com/printable.asp?aid=112808. Small businesses are thriving here, too, with much to be seen on the horizon, to include improved healthcare facilities, continued development of attractions, the redevelopment of historic downtown Rogers, and green, solar and cutting-edge technologies.

Rogers also sponsors one of the most cutting-edge environmental programs in the nation with the recently-established Adult Wellness Center with 1,000 members anticipated annually and skyrocketing within months of opening to more than 9,000 members. This center is of nationally-recognized caliber and is unprecedented for a community of this size. Rogers is also experiencing outstanding growth and the City has plans for parks, recreation and sports complexes, as well as trails and bike routes.

To keep these fairways and natural surroundings beautiful, the City of Rogers is sponsoring matching funds for dozens of greenways, trails, new developments and investment inquiries from green companies. The Rogers region is also recognized as a renowned destination in the nation for outdoor recreation and acres upon acres of hiking, trails, canoeing, kayaking, state park development and sparkling blue waters of Beaver Lake.

With Rogers¹ economy continuing in full force, naturally, there is a wide variety of affordable homes available here, ranging in style from historic homes in the downtown area to million-dollar estates. Nearby Bella Vista, a nationally-renowned retirement and golfing community, ups the ante for retirement. You can find out more about this remarkable up-and-coming retirement community at www.RogersLowell.com . Click on "Read the Good Life Online" in the lower left corner.

If you're tired of concrete and plastic, you must experience the natural wonders of the Rogers region for yourself. Stand on a mountaintop and take a deep breath of fresh air; look out over miles of green forests, blue lakes, and free-flowing streams. See how much room Rogers has for living and growing. The world is doing business in this community, moving here, retiring here and changing the world from here.