Rangitikei Surrounds is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Tararua, one of 12 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Rangitikei Surrounds is the 8th largest suburb of Tararua in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Rangitikei Surrounds provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Rangitikei Surrounds is made up of approximately 35% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 64% lifestyle properties.