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Mansfield vs Pflugerville

149 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+10.1 pts in Pflugerville) and work from home (+8.5 pts in Pflugerville).

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Mansfield, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 77,510 people
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Pflugerville, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 65,971 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MansfieldOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 79%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#88 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$444K typical home48% above the TX typical home All about Mansfield →
PflugervilleKnown for its schools
Schools#261 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 85%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#88 most conserved land in TX18 miles of trails across 34 parks and preserves All about Pflugerville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+10.1 pts
Pflugerville has grown faster since 2010
Pflugerville +38.9%Mansfield +28.8%
Work from home+8.5 pts
More people work from home in Pflugerville
Pflugerville 23.9%Mansfield 15.4%
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Mansfield
Mansfield $7,645Pflugerville $6,543
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $600 more a month in Mansfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Mansfield$3,010/mo
Typical home $444K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $1,954/mo · Housing →
Pflugerville$2,420/mo
Typical home $367K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $1,932/mo · Housing →

The difference: $600 a month, about $7,200 a year, between Mansfield and Pflugerville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Pflugerville places higher on 20 of 26 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B−MansfieldSafer than 54% of U.S. towns C+PflugervilleSafer than 41% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+MansfieldBetter than 71% of districts in the state B−PflugervilleBetter than 52% of districts in the state
Health
A−MansfieldHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns APflugervilleHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns
6Mansfield
20Pflugerville

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #129#68 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #135#76 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #88#261 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #212#41 Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #73#22 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#256 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #191#88 SafestSafety · 470 towns #176#244

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mansfield’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
MansfieldPflugerville
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st34th
Outdoors & history
MansfieldPflugerville
Trails24 mi18 mi
Conserved land3.5%7.4%
Settled18561965
National Register places61
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here15—
Community
MansfieldPflugerville
Library hours a week48 hrs60 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

149 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MansfieldTXPflugervilleTX
Mansfield ↔ Pflugerville149 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MansfieldPflugerville
People
Population 77,510Highest 65,971Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +28.8%Lowest TX: +15.9% +38.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.4±1.1Lowest about the TX average 37.3±0.7Highest 5% above TX
Pflugerville and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.4%±2Highest TX: 25% 25%±2Lowest TX: 25%
Mansfield and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.3%±1Highest TX: 13.4% 9.1%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 43%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±1Highest TX: 6.2% 6.1%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Mansfield and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $121,126±$5kHighest 54% above TX $117,799±$7kLowest 50% above TX
Mansfield and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $410,700±$11kHighest 45% above TX $402,400±$12kLowest 42% above TX
Mansfield and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,954±$82Highest 39% above TX $1,932±$100Lowest 38% above TX
Mansfield and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,645Highest 81% above TX $6,543Lowest 55% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±5.5Highest TX: 51.7% 49.5%±7.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Mansfield and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.8%Lowest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 69.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004 12 yrs newer than TX 2004 12 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 7% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 15.4%±1.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 23.9%±2.5Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 12.9%Highest 7.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.61Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (17%)Austin (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PflugervilleFew work in Mansfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.6 miHighest 18.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Lowest 34Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.2Highest 75.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #88 of 583 in TX#261 of 583 in TX
School district NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON · UME PREPARATORY ACADEMYPREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High school in town Mansfield Lake Ridge H SHendrickson H S
Students per teacherat that high school 17.6Highest 16.3Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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