Starkville, MS housing market
Typical home value
$288K
▲ 4.5% 1 yr
Typical rent
$1,414/mo
▲ 3.4% 1 yr
Gross rent yield
5.9%
U.S. 6.3%
5-year home value change
+25%
U.S. +20%
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Starkville is worth $287,767, up 4.5% over the past year and up 25% over five years.
- 2Typical rent is $1,414 a month (+3.4% YoY), a gross rent yield of 5.9% (below the Starkville, MS metro's 6.5%).
- 3With 20% down at 7.32%, principal and interest on the typical home is about $1,581/mo, $167 more than typical rent.
- 4Zillow forecasts the Starkville, MS metro's home values to change +3.5% over the next 12 months.
Market temperature (Starkville, MS metro)
Buyer's market
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Zillow Market Heat Index: 42/100, #257 hottest of 546 metros. Below 44 favors buyers; above 55 favors sellers.
Home values and rent
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
How Starkville compares
| Measure | Starkville | Starkville, MS metro | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $287,767 | $259,844 | $366,157 |
| Home value, 1-yr change | +4.5% | +4.8% | +1.2% |
| Typical rent | $1,414 | $1,408 | $1,932 |
| Rent, 1-yr change | +3.4% | +3.8% | +2.7% |
| Gross rent yield | 5.9% | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 17.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 |
| Mortgage P&I, typical home | $1,581 | $1,428 | $2,012 |
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Monthly payment on a $288K home.
City figures are Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI) and observed rent (ZORI). Gross yield is before expenses. Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.