Durant, OK: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Durant () is a city in and the county seat of Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 18,589 in the 2020 census. It is the home of the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation, and is the largest settlement on the reservation, ranking ahead of McAlester and Poteau. Durant is the principal city of the Durant micropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 46,067 in 2020. Durant is also part of the Dallas–Fort Worth combined statistical area, anchoring the northern edge. The city was founded by Dixon Durant, a Choctaw who lived in the area, after the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad came through the Indian Territory in the early 1870s. It became the county seat of Bryan Cou…

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How Durant ranks

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#3Most conserved land in OK #12Most new homes in OK #17Fastest growing in OK All OK rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code74701, 74702

Area code580

Living in Durant

Housing in Durant

$227K▼ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Durant home is worth about $227,000, down 0.9% in a year, close to the Oklahoma typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market96

Sale-to-list96.5%

Sold in May12

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Safety in Durant

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Safety Grade C-

Durant reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Durant 3.7

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Durant 21

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Durant

Compared with Oklahoma

11worse than OK

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 11 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

12.5%More adults without reliable transportationOK 9.6% · worse 22.9%More adults facing food insecurityOK 18.5% · worse 12.7%More adults facing a utility shut-offOK 10.3% · worse

Care nearby

Texoma Medical CenterDenison · 19.7 mi · ER

Fhcso - KingstonKingston · 18.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Durant

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School Grade A-

The public schools Durant’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#17Best public schoolsof 128 in OK

DistrictDURANTSchools8

Northwest Heights Es A+Elementary · Grades K–4 · 514 students George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 500 students Washington Irving Es AElementary · Grades K–4 · 436 students Durant MS AMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 614 students Durant Intermediate Es A-Middle · Grades 5–6 · 532 students Durant HS B+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,036 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.

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