Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,317, settled in 1882.
The best of Mansfield’s subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Mansfield, above both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 12 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Laura Ingalls Wilder House 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.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wilder Elem. | PK–5 | 312 |
| Mansfield JR. High | 6–8 | 135 |
| Mansfield High | 9–12 | 174 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Mansfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 494 in 1900, 1,193 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1951 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.
29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Mansfield, against 25% in Missouri’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 43% of Mansfield adults have obesity. Mansfield beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Mansfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mansfield | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.6% | 8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.1% | 13.7% |
| More smokers | 23.8% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Mansfield R-IV. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 312 | B+ |
| Mansfield HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 174 | B |
| Mansfield JR. HighTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 135 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Mansfield’s median household income is $30,000. Jobs based in Mansfield grew to 1,005 in 2023, 386 more than in 2013. Mansfield’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Mansfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $30,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mansfield has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Mansfield home is worth about $220,000, up 5.1% in a year, 17% below the Missouri typical home. The median rent in Mansfield is $458 a month.
| Mansfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $458 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 6 of the 171 Missouri towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Mansfield.
| Mansfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mansfield; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Mansfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Mansfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Wright County, Missouri, United States
Mansfield is a city in Wright County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mansfield had a population of 1,193.
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Not for the area. That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($47,909 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.