McLennan County, Texas
Waco Real Estate and Local Guide
McLennan County seat on the Brazos River anchored by Baylor University, with tourism drawn by Magnolia Market and the mammoth site Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Waco best.
About the area
Living in Waco, TX
Nicknamed the Heart of Texas.
The housing market
Homes in Waco
- About 49% of housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a large student renter population.
- Roughly 59% of the housing stock is single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $199,600.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Waco home
Waco Suspension Bridge
Historic 1870 bridge crossing the Brazos River
Magnolia Market at the Silos
Retail and dining complex in repurposed grain silos
Waco Mammoth National Monument
Site preserving fossils of a Columbian mammoth herd
Cameron Park
About 416-acre urban park along the Brazos and Bosque rivers
Cameron Park Zoo
About 52-acre zoological park
Neighborhoods
Waco areas to know
Castle Heights
First Waco neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Sanger Heights
One of the city's oldest streetcar-suburb neighborhoods
Brook Oaks
Diverse neighborhood along the Brazos River near Highway 84
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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.