2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Starkville, MS vs Boulder, CO

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- The median age of a home in Starkville is 41.9% younger than the median age of a home in Boulder.
 Starkville, MSBoulder, COUnited States
 Median Home Age31  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$997,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock51.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.51.9%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.3$11.0
 Homes Owned34.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented48.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Starkville, MSBoulder, COUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,700$1,840
 Studio Apartment$670  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,700$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$790  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,740$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,160  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Starkville, MSBoulder, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Starkville, MSBoulder, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.6%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99913.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock2.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99925.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.9%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock22.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock16.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock8.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Starkville, MSBoulder, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200917.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock12.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198915.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196920.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock9.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.7%12.2%
Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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