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Mansfield is a small town of 4,619 people in De Soto Parish, Louisiana. It's about 30 miles from Shreveport, LA and 185 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $688 a month.
4,619people
$112kTypical home
$688/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,619
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,265 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Houston, TX
- 30 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SHV airport
- 172 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- De Soto Parish: R+36 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk