Living in Mansfield, Texas

Mansfield ISD serves Mansfield in Tarrant and Johnson counties, plus parts of Arlington, Grand Prairie and Burleson; it had 35,722 students in 2023-24 across 49 schools, including six high schools. The small Ellis County part of the city is zoned to Midlothian ISD. Confirm the campus for the address with the district's Find Your School tool, because zones shift as new schools open.

For tax year 2025, a Mansfield home in Tarrant County paid about 2.25% combined (city 0.639, Mansfield ISD 1.1469, Tarrant County 0.1862, JPS hospital district 0.165, Tarrant County College 0.11228 per $100); the Johnson County portion runs about 2.13%. On a $424,000 home at 2.25%, that is about $9,540 a year, or roughly $795 a month, before exemptions. The city kept its rate at $0.639 for the next fiscal year, which it describes as its lowest in more than three decades, and the state's $140,000 school homestead exemption alone saves about $1,600 a year in Mansfield ISD.

The 7,000-plus seat stadium opened in early July 2026 as home of North Texas SC, which won its first match there before 5,694 fans.^[10]

A planned $2.5 billion, roughly 100-acre district near SH 360 and Heritage Parkway, with the stadium and Fields at Station 63 open, the High 5 entertainment venue targeted for later in 2026, and hotels, a conference center and more than 700 homes planned later.^[11]

Realty Capital Management plans about 600 homes on roughly 300 acres, with the first phase of lots expected by March 2027.^[12]

The city donated 18 acres in 2026 to anchor a $57.5 million innovation district midrise, funded through its half-cent economic development sales tax.^[7]

Mansfield is in Oncor's delivery area, so you choose your retail electricity provider. Compare plans by ZIP code on the state's Power to Choose site.^[14]

Start water service with the City of Mansfield's online Start Service form, or call the Chris W. Burkett Service Center at 817-276-4230 (620 S. Wisteria St.). Trash and recycling run through the city's Environmental Services (817-276-4243), whose page lists Frontier Waste Solutions as the collection contractor.^[15]

Tarrant County homes file with the Tarrant Appraisal District online or on a paper form, at no charge. Homes in the small Johnson or Ellis County portions file with that county's appraisal district.^[17]

Find your zoned campus with Mansfield ISD's Find Your School tool, then enroll online through Skyward. Proof of residency must be a current utility bill or lease dated within the last 30 days.^[18]

Register your vehicle at the Tarrant County Mansfield Subcourthouse, 1100 E. Broad St. (817-473-5127). New residents have 30 days to register and 90 days to get a Texas license; nearby DPS offices include Fort Worth South (6413 Woodway Dr.) and Grand Prairie (701 N. Bagdad Rd.), by appointment.^[21]