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How competitive is the Starkville housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · v268
- Sold Score
- 35/100
- YoY Challenging Market Conditions
- Pending ratio
- 0.13
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.3%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 64
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 25.0%
- YoY of active listings
Starkville is soft for sellers as of August 2026, with a Sold Score of 35/100 (Challenging Market Conditions).
**Pending ratio** is 0.13 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -34.8% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 64. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 25.0% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (August 2026): Sold Score: 35/100 (Challenging Market Conditions) · Pending ratio: 0.13 · Inventory YoY: -34.8% · Median days on market: 64 · Sellers cutting price: 25.0% · Median listing price: $391,030 (+24.1% YoY)
Starkville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $391K
- YoY +0.2%
- Active inventory
- 208
- YoY -0.3%
- Median DOM
- 64
- YoY -0.3%
- Pending ratio
- 0.13
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 19.1%
- YoY +0.1%