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A town of 4,475, settled in 1844. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Mansfield gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $103K, 1.8 years of the Shreveport metro’s $56K median household income. It grades B− overall, 31st among Louisiana's 161 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally, and the median household income is $34K, and 30% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its public schools beat 89% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Mansfield, against 20% in Louisiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 19 of Louisiana’s 254 towns score higher on history. Mansfield is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Mansfield beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Elementary School | PK–4 | 542 |
| Mansfield Middle School | 5–8 | 331 |
| Mansfield High School | 9–12 | 327 |
| Widest gap | Mansfield | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 27.3% | 12.4% |
Where Mansfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Mansfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 813 in 1870, a peak of 6,485 in 1980, 4,714 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 4 maps from 1945 on.
4 places 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Mansfield.
Mansfield pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Louisiana (mostly inland flooding).
53% of Mansfield adults have obesity. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Mansfield. 56% of Mansfield adults have high blood pressure.
| Mansfield | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mansfield | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 16.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 27.3% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $103K.
Its public schools are run by the DeSoto Parish school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mansfield High School, with 327 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 542 | B− |
| Mansfield High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 327 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
3,002 jobs are based in Mansfield, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Mansfield’s working residents works in town. 0.5% of workers work from home in Mansfield. Since 2013, Mansfield has added 162 jobs, to 3,002 in 2023.
| Mansfield | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 0.5% | 5.6% | 11% |
| Median household income | $34,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes are within reach (about $103K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 31 miles. At 1.8 years of the Shreveport metro’s $56K median household income, the typical home (about $103K) costs less against local pay than in 93% of Louisiana towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
The median rent in Mansfield is $688 a month. Typical home values rose 22% in the year to September 2026.
| Mansfield | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $688 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 36.8°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 77% of Louisiana places with climate records; July afternoons average 92.8°.
Mansfield has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Mansfield’s July high is 93°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Mansfield | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 92°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 42°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mansfield's reported crime rate is well below Louisiana's. 28 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
| Mansfield | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 4 per 1,000 residents | 31 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 6.2 per 1,000 residents | 6.3 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 71% of Louisiana towns; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1982, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mansfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Mansfield; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mansfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
4 places in Mansfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Mansfield.
City in Louisiana, United States
Mansfield is a small city in and the parish seat of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. Mansfield is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area, with a 2020 population of 4,714.
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One town shares a border with Mansfield.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield | #31 | B− | A− | — | A | D− |
| South Mansfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mansfield reports no FBI crime data of its own. South Mansfield isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mansfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mansfield grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #31 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D− for health and A for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
13 notable people were born here, including Vida Blue and Barrie Lee Hall, Jr..
