Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,300 at the 2020 census. Ranger College, a community college, is the second-largest employer in the community. During the 1920s, Ranger, like nearby Cisco, Eastland, and Desdemona, was a petroleum boomtown.

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How Ranger ranks

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#6Lowest property tax in TX #9Most affordable in TX #50Safest in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code76470

Area code254

Living in Ranger

Housing in Ranger

$111K▼ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Ranger home is worth about $111,000, down 2.9% in a year, 63% below the Texas typical home.

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Safety in Ranger

A⁻

Safety Grade A-

Ranger reports less crime per resident than 77% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Ranger 0.8

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Ranger 9.8

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Ranger

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Most working residents leave Ranger for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Eastland (10%), Fort Worth (9%) and Dallas (3%). Half commute less than 63 miles.

Eastland

10%

Fort Worth

Dallas

Abilene

12%Work in townlive and work in Ranger 63 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 585Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Ranger

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 78% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Texas

14worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 3▼ 0 close

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What stands out

22.8%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse 9.6%More adults with COPDTX 5.7% · worse 8%More adults with heart diseaseTX 5.6% · worse

Care nearby

Eastland Memorial HospitalEastland · 9.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Resourcecare BreckenridgeBreckenridge · 25 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Ranger · CMS · HRSAHealth in Ranger →

Natural hazards in Ranger

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🥶 Cold waves

0Does Ranger flood?no paid flood claims on record 6Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Ranger

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Ranger →

Climate in Ranger

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Ranger has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

59° / 35°Winter

77° / 52°Spring

93° / 70°Summer

77° / 53°Fall

How much snow does Ranger get?About 2 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 4, with the last in spring around Mar 30.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.8° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Ranger

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School Grade D

The public schools Ranger’s kids attend trail 92% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictRANGER ISDSchools3

Ranger El C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 151 students Ranger Middle CMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 65 students Ranger H S D-High · Grades 9–12 · 72 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.