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How competitive is the Starkville housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 41/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 60
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 24.7%
- YoY of active listings
Starkville is soft for sellers as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 41/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.28 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -12.8% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 60. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 24.7% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 41/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.28 · Inventory YoY: -12.8% · Median days on market: 60 · Sellers cutting price: 24.7% · Median listing price: $399,200 (+5.2% YoY)
Starkville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $399K
- YoY +0.1%
- Active inventory
- 186
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 59
- YoY -0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.28
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 13.6%
- YoY -0.0%