Mansfield offers a peaceful setting with access to shopping, city life
In northwestern New Jersey, Mansfield is a Warren County township about 60 miles west of New York . The forests and farmlands create a pastoral atmosphere, although the landscape shifts to more subdivisions and retailers approaching the neighboring town of Hackettstown . “You definitely feel like you’re away from the troubles of the world here, but you aren’t far from things to do either—whether that means going to local spots, Hackettstown or New York,” says John Kruk, the owner of Re/Max Town and Valley II and longtime resident of Warren County. Mansfield Township’s rural landscape blends residential, agricultural and commercial life, offering both countryside serenity and suburban conveniences.
Mansfield’s hot housing market has historic and modern homes
Mansfield’s roads wind and slope with the landscape’s hills and valleys. “There’s a timeless, woodsy aesthetic to Mansfield,” says Maura Young, a Realtor with Weichert Realtors serving northern New Jersey. “Even compared to some of its neighbors in Warren County, it’s a lot less urban—so the houses are almost always on big lots with beautiful nature surrounding them.” Prices in the area typically range from about $220,000 to $1.1 million. On the lower end, raised ranches and midcentury ranch-style homes mix with homes dating back to the late 1700s. More recently built modern transitional and New Traditional homes are available on the higher end. “Post-COVID, the market is really hot,” Young says. “People are realizing that it’s that much farther west, that much more private, and it offers great value. You can get quite a bit for your money.” As of October 2025, the median single-family home sale price is about $390,000. Homes in Mansfield’s 55-plus community generally cost between $400,000 and $590,000.
Mansfield’s local farms and commercial sector offer a variety of goods
Approaching Hackettstown, there’s a commercial corridor along Route 57 with a Walmart Supercenter, Kohl’s, The Home Depot and a movie theater. Restaurants are also clustered in this area, including Pasta Grill Mansfield, which serves Italian favorites in a cozy atmosphere. Residents can pick up groceries at ShopRite, while eggs, produce and dairy can also be found at the many farmstands that sell goods sourced from the township’s active farms. Well Sweep Herb Farm is a family-owned farm with a market that’s specialized in herbs and perennials for over 50 years. Treelicious Orchards hosts farmers markets every weekend from June through November. Donaldson Farms Farm Market features year-round events and attractions like corn mazes, summer camps for kids and pick-your-own berries, apples and pumpkins.
The public-school pipeline in Mansfield
Students may begin at B-minus-rated Mansfield Township Elementary School. From there, they can continue on to the Warren Hills Regional School District to attend Warren Hills Regional Middle and Warren Hills Regional High—schools that earn Niche scores of B-minus and B, respectively. Warren Hills Regional High offers an engineering program, which includes a research-based capstone course. The state’s Interdistrict Public School Choice program allows students to attend out-of-district schools.
Nature trails and youth sports in Mansfield
Although most of the natural landscape is farmland, Mansfield has some parks and recreation to offer residents. The Mansfield Township Recreation Committee runs youth programs for sports like basketball, cheerleading, football and soccer. Along the Morris Canal Greenway, Port Murray Preserve has walking trails through the woods. Hikers can choose between trails of different difficulty levels while summiting Point Mountain, which overlooks the township and the Muscenetong River.
Route 57 connects Mansfield to Hackettstown and beyond
Mansfield is a car-dependent township with no public transit. It is well-connected to the greater region via Route 57, which takes drivers southwest toward the New Jersey-Pennsylvania state line and northeast to Hackettstown, where a train takes commuters farther east to Newark and New York. Hackettstown Medical Center offers emergency and specialty care. The general aviation Hackettstown Airport is in the township; for commercial flights, Lehigh Valley International Airport is about 30 miles away.
