Town guide

Ranger, Texas

Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, home to about 2,641 people across 7.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 76470.

Homes sold for a median of $88 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population2,641377 per sq mi
Median home value$66,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$88Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Ranger

1 ZIP code

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Around Ranger

Distances

Nearest major airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)100 miles away
Closer regional airportMineral Wells Regional Airport (MWL)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Fort Worth, TX80 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX113 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ranger; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ranger

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Ranger had 2,300 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.

It’s the 627th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Eastland County grew from 17,971 residents in 1900 to 17,725 in 2020.

Ranger population by census2000: 2,584, 2010: 2,468, 2020: 2,3002,58420002,46820102,3002020

Eastland County, 1900–2020

Eastland County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,971, 1910: 23,421, 1920: 58,505, 1930: 34,156, 1940: 30,345, 1950: 23,942, 1960: 19,526, 1970: 18,092, 1980: 19,480, 1990: 18,488, 2000: 18,297, 2010: 18,583, 2020: 17,72518K’00’1059K’20’3030K’40’5020K’60’7019K’80’9018K’00’1018K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 29.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RangerJan: high 58°F, low 30°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 33°F, 2 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 42°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 77°F, low 49°F, 1.8 in; May: high 84°F, low 60°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 67°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 70°F, 2 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 68°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 61°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 50°F, 3 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 39°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 31°F, 1.8 in58°30°Jan1.261°33°Feb2.070°42°Mar2.477°49°Apr1.884°60°May3.891°67°Jun3.496°70°Jul2.096°68°Aug3.188°61°Sep2.879°50°Oct3.067°39°Nov1.959°31°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eastland, TX weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Eastland County

5,658 jobs at 489 businesses in Eastland County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Eastland CountyRetail trade: 969 jobs; Construction: 873 jobs; Manufacturing: 791 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 736 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 661 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 382 jobs; Other services: 289 jobs; Finance and insurance: 220 jobsRetail trade 17% Construction 15% Manufacturing 14% Hotels and restaurants 13% Health care and social assistance 12% Transportation and warehousing 7% Other services 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ranger.

Nearest hospitals

  • Eastland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Eastland9.8 miles
  • Stephens Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Breckenridge23.3 miles
  • Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvillGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Stephenville32.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Ranger

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park · 5 acres0.3 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Ted Neeley (1943) · AmerNeeloynger, musician, and actors
  • Eve Southern (1898) · actress (1898-1972)
  • Eve Southern (1898) · actress (1898-1972)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Ranger

Public schools here are run by Ranger ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Ranger ElRangerPre-K–5151Public1.4 mi
Ranger MiddleRanger6–865Public1.4 mi
Ranger H SRanger9–1272Public1.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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