Guthrie, OK: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Guthrie is a city in and the county seat in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. As of the 2020 census, Guthrie had a population of 10,749. First known as a railroad station stop, after the Land Run of 1889, Guthrie immediately gained 10,000 new residents, who began to develop the town. It was rapidly improved and was designated as the territorial capital, and in 1907 as the first state capital of Oklahoma. In 1910, state voters chose the larger Oklahoma City as the new capital in a special election. Guthrie is nationally significant for its collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century commercial architecture. The Guthrie Historic District inc…

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How Guthrie ranks

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#28Most new homes in OK #36Most educated in OK #43Fastest growing in OK All OK rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code73044

Area code405

Living in Guthrie

Housing in Guthrie

$257K▲ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Guthrie home is worth about $257,000, up 1.1% in a year, 15% above the Oklahoma typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market41

Sale-to-list97.8%

Sold in May23

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Safety in Guthrie

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Guthrie reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Guthrie 2.7

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Guthrie 10.9

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Guthrie

D

Health Grade D

Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Oklahoma

12worse than OK

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care all close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

21.5%More older adults who have lost all their teethOK 16.4% · worse 10.4%More adults with COPDOK 8% · worse 4.7%More adults who have had a strokeOK 3.7% · worse

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital Logan CountyGuthrie · 2.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mary Mahoney Hlth Ctr @ LangstonCoyle · 9.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Guthrie

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Guthrie

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Guthrie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictGUTHRIESchools10

Fogarty Es AElementary · Grades PK–4 · 405 students Cotteral Es BElementary · Grades PK–4 · 347 students Central Es DElementary · Grades PK–4 · 269 students E-School Virtual Es C-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 237 students Lakeview Christian AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 32 students Guthrie Upper Es B-Middle · Grades 5–6 · 534 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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