Georgetown vs Mansfield
The short version
- Georgetown is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 5% lower than in the Mansfield area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $410,700 in Mansfield and $429,100 in Georgetown.
- Households earn more in Mansfield ($121,126 vs $95,062 median).
- Georgetown is growing faster: +58.5% since 2020 vs +16.3%.
Side by side
| Georgetown, TX | Mansfield, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 106,907 | 84,444 |
| Growth since 2020 | +58.5% | +16.3% |
| People per square mile | 1,839 | 2,295 |
| Median age | 42.6 | 36.4 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48% | 43% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $95,062 | $121,126 |
| Median home value | $429,100 | $410,700 |
| Home value to income | 4.5× | 3.4× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,795 | $1,954 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 98.1 | 103.1 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 120.4 | 117.9 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $73,500 | $77,300 |
| Homeowners | 70% | 72% |
| Top state income tax | None | None |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 28.2 | 28.6 |
| Work from home | 24% | 15% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| Poverty rate | 8% | 5.8% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 60° / 36° | 58° / 37° |
| July high / low | 96° / 72° | 96° / 75° |
| Precipitation per year | 37 in | 36 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 112 | 106 |
| Nights below freezing | 28 | 36 |
| Comfortable months | 5 | 4 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 90.1 | 99.1 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 44% | 28% |
| Home prices, past year | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +15.2% | +34.4% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Georgetown: March to May and October to November. Mansfield: March to May and November.
Full monthly tables: Georgetown weather by month and Mansfield weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $73,500 in Georgetown and $77,300 in Mansfield. Moving from Georgetown to Mansfield, you would need about $78,800 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Georgetown and Mansfield
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Georgetown and Mansfield.
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