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Starkville is a small city of 25,721 people in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It's about 77 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 117 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $916 a month.
25,721people
$300kTypical home
$916/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,721
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 77 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,891/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,831 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 21% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 26% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GTR airport
- 120 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 358 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 281 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oktibbeha County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk