Wister is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wister had a population of 1,031. Wister is named for Gutman G. Wister, an official with the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad.

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Town numbers

ZIP code74966

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Living in Wister

Housing in Wister

$216K▲ 5.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Wister home is worth about $216,000, up 5.8% in a year, close to the Oklahoma typical home.

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Safety in Wister

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Wister reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 58% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Wister 1.9

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Wister 15

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Wister

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School Grade D-

The public schools Wister’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 99% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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Wister Es C-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 325 students Wister HS CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 155 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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