Taumarunui is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Ruapehu, one of 13 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Taumarunui is the largest suburb of Ruapehu in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Taumarunui provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1880 - 1889. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Taumarunui is made up of approximately 88% residential housing , 2% residential investment housing and 9% lifestyle properties.