Best PlacesPort Mansfield, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Mansfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Port Mansfield ranks 34,806th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Port 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.
Port Mansfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Mansfield ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 179 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Port Mansfield ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Mansfield
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Mansfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,768, 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 Port Mansfield's effective rate of 1.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Port Mansfield
Port Mansfield's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Port Mansfield.
Who works in Port Mansfield, and how
Work in Port Mansfield centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Port Mansfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Port Mansfield.
What the weather is like in Port Mansfield, month by month
Port Mansfield sees roughly 179 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 60° | 51° |
| April | 87° | 75° | 66° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 76° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Port Mansfield
The nearest airport, Valley International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 216 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Mansfield
Schools across Port Mansfield average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sarita ElA− · 62% proficient
- San Perlita ElA− · 58% proficient
- Palmer-laakso ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Los Cuates MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
- Lyford MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- San Perlita MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Los Fresnos H SB · 50% proficient
- Kaufer H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Lyford H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Mansfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port 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 Port Mansfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Mansfield
Is Port Mansfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Mansfield ranks 34,806th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Mansfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $85,400. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $72,768 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Port Mansfield safe?
Port Mansfield is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $742 per resident a year.
Compare Port Mansfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Mansfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port 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.
Port Mansfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Mansfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Mansfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Mansfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Mansfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port 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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