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Pflugerville vs Mansfield

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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Pflugerville, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 65,971 people
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Mansfield, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 77,510 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Pflugerville$2,420/mo
Typical home $367K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $1,932/mo · Housing →
Mansfield$3,010/mo
Typical home $444K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $1,954/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
C+PflugervilleSafer than 41% of U.S. towns B−MansfieldSafer than 54% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−PflugervilleBetter than 52% of districts in the state B+MansfieldBetter than 71% of districts in the state
Health
APflugervilleHealthier than 85% of U.S. towns A−MansfieldHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns
20Pflugerville
6Mansfield

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pflugerville’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
PflugervilleMansfield
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th51st
Outdoors & history
PflugervilleMansfield
Trails18 mi24 mi
Conserved land7.4%3.5%
Settled19651856
National Register places16
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—15
Community
PflugervilleMansfield
Library hours a week60 hrs48 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.

PflugervilleTXMansfieldTX
Pflugerville ↔ Mansfield149 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.

PflugervilleMansfield
People
Population 65,971Lowest 77,510Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +38.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +28.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 37.3±0.7Highest 5% above TX 36.4±1.1Lowest about the TX average
Pflugerville and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±2Lowest TX: 25% 28.4%±2Highest TX: 25%
Mansfield and Pflugerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 11.3%±1Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43%Highest TX: 33.8% 42.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.7%±1Highest 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 $117,799±$7kLowest 50% above TX $121,126±$5kHighest 54% 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 $402,400±$12kLowest 42% above TX $410,700±$11kHighest 45% 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 $1,932±$100Lowest 38% above TX $1,954±$82Highest 39% 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 $6,543Lowest 55% above TX $7,645Highest 81% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.5%±7.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 55.7%±5.5Highest 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 6.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Highest 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 27 minLowest about the TX average 29 minHighest 7% above TX
Work from home 23.9%±2.5Highest TX: 14.4% 15.4%±1.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 7.5%Lowest 12.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Lowest 0.87Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (50%)Fort Worth (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MansfieldFew work in Pflugerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.1 miLowest 23.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 34Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.2Lowest 76.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #261 of 583 in TX#88 of 583 in TX
School district PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLSNEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON · UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY
High school in town Hendrickson H SMansfield Lake Ridge H S
Students per teacherat that high school 16.3Lowest 17.6Highest
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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