Best PlacesMansfield, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mansfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mansfield ranks 363rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mansfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mansfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mansfield ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 91% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of cities
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of cities
Where Mansfield ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of cities
- Short commute29.3 minutes each way, better than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mansfield
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mansfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $125,894, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mansfield's effective rate of 1.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mansfield
Mansfield runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mansfield.
Who works in Mansfield, and how
Work in Mansfield centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mansfield
Mansfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mansfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mansfield, month by month
Mansfield sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Mansfield
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 22 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mansfield
Schools across Mansfield average a B+, better than 82% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Willie Brown AcademyA · 67% proficient
- Elizabeth Smith AcademyA− · 61% proficient
- Nancy Neal ElA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brooks Wester MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Mary Lillard I SA− · 57% proficient
- Danny Jones MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Mansfield Lake Ridge H SA · 70% proficient
- Mansfield H SA− · 63% proficient
- Mansfield Legacy H SB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mansfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mansfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mansfield against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mansfield suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mansfield
Is Mansfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mansfield ranks 363rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and state finances, and lowest on transit and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mansfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $418,286. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $125,894 median income, cost of living beats 88% of cities.
Is Mansfield safe?
Yes, Mansfield is safer than 73% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mansfield?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 37. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of cities.
Is Mansfield good for families?
Schools beat 82% of cities, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $903 a month.
Compare Mansfield with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mansfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mansfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mansfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mansfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mansfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mansfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mansfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mansfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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