Rarangi is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Marlborough, one of 36 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Rarangi is the 15th largest suburb of Marlborough in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Rarangi provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1890 - 1899. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Rarangi is made up of approximately 95% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 3% lifestyle properties.