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Rowlett vs Mansfield

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+17.5 pts in Mansfield) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Mansfield).

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Rowlett, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 65,463 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.

RowlettAn outdoors town
Outdoors#83 most conserved land in TX12 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$364K typical home22% above the TX typical home All about Rowlett →
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.

Growth since 2010+17.5 pts
Mansfield has grown faster since 2010
Mansfield +28.8%Rowlett +11.3%
Jobs per worker2.4×
Mansfield is more of a job hub
Mansfield 0.87Rowlett 0.37
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Mansfield
Mansfield $7,645Rowlett $5,867
Trails2×
Mansfield has more miles of trail
Mansfield 23.6 miRowlett 11.9 mi
Kids under 18+6 pts
Mansfield has more kids
Mansfield 28.4%Rowlett 22.4%
Work in town+8.3 pts
More of Mansfield’s workers stay in town
Mansfield 12.9%Rowlett 4.6%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Mansfield places higher on 14 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−RowlettSafer than 49% of U.S. towns B−MansfieldSafer than 54% of U.S. towns
Schools
CRowlettBetter than 34% of districts in the state B+MansfieldBetter than 71% of districts in the state
Health
A−RowlettHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns A−MansfieldHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns
10Rowlett
14Mansfield

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

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #386#88 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#383 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #85#129 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #273#134 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #83#191 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #98#221 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #103#135 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #310#212

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $620 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.

Rowlett$2,390/mo
Typical home $364K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $1,990/mo · Housing →
Mansfield$3,010/mo
Typical home $444K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $1,954/mo · Housing →

The difference: $620 a month, about $7,500 a year, between Mansfield and Rowlett.

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.

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
RowlettMansfield
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th51st
Outdoors & history
RowlettMansfield
Trails12 mi24 mi
Conserved land8.1%3.5%
Settled—1856
National Register places—6
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—14
Community
RowlettMansfield
Library hours a week58 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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RowlettTXMansfieldTX
Rowlett ↔ Mansfield41 miles apart
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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.

RowlettMansfield
People
Population 65,463Lowest 77,510Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.3%Lowest TX: +15.9% +28.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 39.9±1.9Highest 12% above TX 36.4±1.1Lowest about the TX average
Kids under 18 22.4%±2Lowest TX: 25% 28.4%±2Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 13.8%±1.1Highest TX: 13.4% 11.3%±1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.9%Lowest TX: 33.8% 42.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±1.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.7%±1Highest TX: 6.2%
Mansfield and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,081±$8kLowest 43% above TX $121,126±$5kHighest 54% above TX
Mansfield and Rowlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $368,800±$9kLowest 30% above TX $410,700±$11kHighest 45% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,990±$128Highest 42% above TX $1,954±$82Lowest 39% above TX
Rowlett and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,867Lowest 39% above TX $7,645Highest 81% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.1%±10.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 55.7%±5.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Mansfield and Rowlett 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 75.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 17% above TX 29 minLowest 7% above TX
Work from home 18.4%±2.1Highest TX: 14.4% 15.4%±1.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Rowlett and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 12.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.87Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (28%)Fort Worth (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MansfieldFew work in Rowlett
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.1%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.9 miLowest 23.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16 16
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 100Highest 76.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #386 of 583 in TX#88 of 583 in TX
School district EDUCATION CENTER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY · GARLAND ISDNEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON · UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY
High school in town Rowlett H SMansfield Lake Ridge H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 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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