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How competitive is the Starkville housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through September 2026 · v269
- Sold Score
- 30/100
- YoY Challenging Market Conditions
- Pending ratio
- 0.14
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.1%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 71
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 27.4%
- YoY of active listings
Starkville is soft for sellers as of September 2026, with a Sold Score of 30/100 (Challenging Market Conditions).
**Pending ratio** is 0.14 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -13.7% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 71. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 27.4% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (September 2026): Sold Score: 30/100 (Challenging Market Conditions) · Pending ratio: 0.14 · Inventory YoY: -13.7% · Median days on market: 71 · Sellers cutting price: 27.4% · Median listing price: $381,175 (+6.9% YoY)
Starkville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $381K
- YoY +0.1%
- Active inventory
- 212
- YoY -0.1%
- Median DOM
- 71
- YoY -0.2%
- Pending ratio
- 0.13
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 18.5%
- YoY +0.1%