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Rendon vs Mansfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (19.7× in Mansfield) and street grid (4.9× in Mansfield).

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Rendon, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 14,632 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.

RendonOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 50%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 71%of TX districts All about Rendon →
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 part ways

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

Trails19.7×
Mansfield has more miles of trail
Mansfield 23.6 miRendon 1.2 mi
Street grid4.9×
Mansfield has the more walkable street grid
Mansfield 76.2Rendon 15.7
Growth since 2010+21 pts
Mansfield has grown faster since 2010
Mansfield +28.8%Rendon +7.8%
Property tax bill+76%
Tax bills are bigger in Mansfield
Mansfield $7,645Rendon $4,332
Jobs per worker3.2×
Mansfield is more of a job hub
Mansfield 0.87Rendon 0.27
Size5.3×
Mansfield is the bigger place
Mansfield 77,510Rendon 14,632
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 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.

Rendon$2,260/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,354/mo · Housing →
Mansfield$3,010/mo
Typical home $444K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $1,954/mo · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $9,000 a year, between Mansfield and Rendon.

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

Mansfield places higher on 14 of 19 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
–RendonNot graded B−MansfieldSafer than 54% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+RendonBetter than 71% of districts in the state B+MansfieldBetter than 71% of districts in the state
Health
B−RendonHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns A−MansfieldHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns
3Rendon
14Mansfield

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #403#132 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #627#221 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #313#88 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #330#134 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#122 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #394#550 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #432#578 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #244#117

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

Where they are

Rendon and Mansfield share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

RendonMansfieldRendonMansfield
Rendon ↔ Mansfield6.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
485 Rendon residents work in Mansfield (7.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rendon →
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
RendonMansfield
Snow a year0″0″
January low34°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)236d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th51st
Outdoors & history
RendonMansfield
Trails1 mi24 mi
Conserved land0%3.5%
Settled—1856
National Register places—6
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—14
Community
RendonMansfield
Library hours a week—48 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.

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.

RendonMansfield
People
Population 14,632Lowest 77,510Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.8%Lowest TX: +15.9% +28.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.4±4.4Highest 11% above TX 36.4±1.1Lowest about the TX average
Rendon and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±3.6Lowest TX: 25% 28.4%±2Highest TX: 25%
Mansfield and Rendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.5%±1.8Highest TX: 13.4% 11.3%±1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31%Lowest TX: 33.8% 42.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.7%±1Highest TX: 6.2%
Mansfield and Rendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,888±$15kLowest 50% above TX $121,126±$5kHighest 54% above TX
Mansfield and Rendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $362,600±$32kLowest 28% above TX $410,700±$11kHighest 45% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,354±$829Lowest 3% below TX $1,954±$82Highest 39% above TX
Mansfield and Rendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,332Lowest about the TX average $7,645Highest 81% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.2%±14.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 55.7%±5.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 3.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 5.8%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Lowest 4 yrs newer than TX 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 19% above TX 29 minLowest 7% above TX
Work from home 12.5%±3.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 15.4%±1.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Mansfield and Rendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 12.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.87Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (25%)Fort Worth (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in MansfieldFew work in Rendon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 23.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.7Lowest 76.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #313 of 583 in TX#88 of 583 in TX
School district EVERMAN ISD · MANSFIELD ISDNEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON · UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY
High school in town None in townMansfield Lake Ridge H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.6
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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