Gaston County, North Carolina
Ranlo Real Estate and Local Guide
A small former textile-mill town in Gaston County that has become a bedroom community for the Charlotte area, with early-20th-century mill row houses still in place. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Ranlo best.
About the area
Living in Ranlo, NC
The name Ranlo combines the surnames of industrialists John Calvin Rankin and William Thomas Love.
The housing market
Homes in Ranlo
- About 61% of housing units are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 86% of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $184,500.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Ranlo home
Historic mill village row houses
Row houses built in the 1920s and 1930s for workers at the Rex, Ranlo, and Priscilla spinning companies still stand today
Ranlo Park
Central town park with a playground, skate park, and picnic and grilling areas
George Poston Park
Roughly 350-acre Gaston County park bordering the eastern edge of Ranlo with trails and outdoor recreation
Neighborhoods
Ranlo areas to know
Smyre
Neighboring community incorporated together with Ranlo as one town in 1963
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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.