Best PlacesRed Ranger, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Ranger, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Red Ranger ranks 11,212th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Red Ranger
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Red Ranger's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Ranger ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
Where Red Ranger ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red Ranger
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red Ranger home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,328, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Red Ranger's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Red Ranger
Red Ranger runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Red Ranger.
Who works in Red Ranger, and how
Work in Red Ranger centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Red Ranger
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Red Ranger.
What the weather is like in Red Ranger, month by month
Red Ranger sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Red Ranger
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red Ranger
Schools across Red Ranger average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rogers ElB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rogers MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Rogers H SB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Ranger school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Ranger measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Red Ranger against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Ranger
Is Red Ranger a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Ranger ranks 11,212th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Ranger expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,026. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $84,328 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Red Ranger safe?
Yes, Red Ranger is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
Compare Red Ranger with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Ranger. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Ranger represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Red Ranger detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Ranger: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Ranger: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Ranger: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Ranger: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Ranger detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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