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A town of 1,066, settled in 1887. A typical home costs 3 years of the Fort Smith metro’s $58K median household income.
Mansfield’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Only 9 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score higher on cost of living. The median household income is $53K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line. Coop Creek Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Mansfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mansfield beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Mansfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 243 in 1890, 1,053 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 4 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mansfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mansfield.
Mansfield beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mansfield, above both the Arkansas town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 22% of Mansfield adults report frequent mental distress.
| Mansfield | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mansfield | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 21% | 15.8% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 19.3% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Mansfield School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 278 | B− |
| Mansfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 214 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Mansfield home is worth about $177,000, up 7.9% in a year, 21% below the Arkansas typical home. 56% of households own their home in Mansfield, against 60% in Arkansas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Mansfield’s median rent is $796 a month.
| Mansfield | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $796 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mansfield has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Mansfield is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Mansfield for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Mansfield fell to 362 in 2023, 149 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Fort Smith (33%), Waldron (6%) and Greenwood (6%).
| Mansfield | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Mansfield; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Mansfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
City in Arkansas, United States
Mansfield is a city in Scott and Sebastian counties in Arkansas, United States. The Sebastian County portion of the city is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Mansfield had a population of 1,053.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.