Eastland County, Texas
Ranger Real Estate and Local Guide
Ranger is a small former oil-boom town in rural West-Central Texas, remembered for the 1917 Roaring Ranger strike that briefly swelled its population past 30,000. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Ranger best.
About the area
Living in Ranger, TX
The 1917 McCleskey (Roaring Ranger) oil well set off a boom that swelled the town's population from under 1,000 to more than 30,000.
The housing market
Homes in Ranger
- About 55% of Ranger's occupied homes are owner-occupied, a modest share for a small rural Texas town.
- Roughly 61% of housing units are detached single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $49,700, well below state and national levels.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Ranger home
Roaring Ranger Museum
Oil-boom museum inside the 1919 Texas and Pacific Railway depot
Ranger Antique Airfield
Grass airfield dating to 1911 where Amelia Earhart landed in 1931
Ranger College
Community college founded in 1926, among the oldest two-year colleges in Texas
Willow Park
1933 municipal park built by the National Youth Administration, with rock buildings, a pool, and an outdoor roller rink
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.