Cost of living in Mansfield, Arkansas

Mansfield, Arkansas has about 1,204 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $113,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sebastian County is $979 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Mansfield. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area, prices sit at 85.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Arkansas taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Mansfield's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Arkansas home paid 14.33¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Mansfield's bill.

EIA does not publish a Arkansas gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Arkansas shares this price.

Among 199 places we list in Arkansas with a rent figure, 105 have higher typical rent than Mansfield.