Mansfield, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Tarrant County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · population 80,803

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Mansfield, TX
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58
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Mansfield stands

Population growing 2.7% per year.

Median home $448,409
1-year -1.6%
5-yr CAGR +4.3%
vs 5-yr peak -5.5%
Population +2.7%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-08$448k$236k$321k$407k$493k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
35/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
95/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,730/mo$1,366$1,609$1,853202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent123119100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 21.6
Lean rent

At a 21.6 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Mansfield. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
42 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
61 · w22%
Distance from peak
59 · w18%
Population growth
87 · w16%
Rent YoY
40 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
67 · w10%
Long thesis

Mansfield has held up across the cycle: home values at $448,409 with +4.3% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Mansfield's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Mansfield

Mansfield is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, with an estimated population of 80,803. It anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The population has grown 2.7% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Mansfield is $448,409 as of 2026-04, down 1.6% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.3% annual growth (-5.5% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Mansfield average $1,730 per month, down 1.1% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 58 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 2.7% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Mansfield has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Mansfield (Wikipedia)

Mansfield is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The city is located mostly in Tarrant County, with small parts in Ellis and Johnson counties. Its location is approximately 30 miles from Dallas and 20 miles from Fort Worth, and is adjacent to Arlington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,602, up from 56,368 in 2010.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

Area36.66 sq mi
Elevation591 ft
Densityauto/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Tarrant County right now.

NWS active alerts (TX)Texas Emergency ManagementHow to prepare (NWS)

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Tarrant County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Mansfield

28 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Kings Mill$711,729+1.4%
2Twin Creeks$616,815-2.2%
3The Arbors of Creekwood$507,205-1.7%
4Garden Heights$486,569-1.6%
5Mansfield National$474,759-0.2%
6Lowe's Farm$466,816-2.7%
7Spring Lake$457,250-2.2%
8Antigua$444,264-3.2%
9Tanglwood$438,726-2.3%
10Meadow Glen$437,293-2.2%
11Walnut Creek$425,313-0.7%
12Nelmwood Estates$424,383-3.0%
13The Trails$423,938-2.2%
14Oak View Estates$411,002-2.7%
15Willowstone Estates$407,155-2.8%
16Woodland Estates$405,914-1.9%
17Dover Heights$405,521-2.2%
18Heritage Estates$388,444-2.6%
19Walnut Hills$383,470-1.3%
20Holland Meadows$360,527-0.7%
21Ember Creek$342,358-1.6%
22Remington Ranch$335,264-2.9%
23Country Meadows$320,808-2.8%
24Berryhill$287,223-3.3%

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Run the numbers for Mansfield

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
64%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$73,000
Texas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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