Mansfield ranks #9 in Louisiana for low property taxes
Mansfield is ranked on 31 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Mansfield does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mansfield marked.
Mansfield lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Mansfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Mansfield does best come first.
Drier than 94% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Mansfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for cheap rent
Lists where Mansfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every LA list, and where Mansfield lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#32
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#12
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#9
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#54 
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#154
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#158
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#146
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#148
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#149
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#83 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#107
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#34 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#126
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#72
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#162
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#133
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#32
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#36
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#137 Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #130
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#22
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#137
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#114
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#149 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Mansfield’s spot. All of Louisiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every LA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.