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Starkville, MS vs Picayune, MS

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- Household income in Picayune, is 3% less than it is in Starkville and is 108% below the National Average.
- Starkville unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Picayune unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Starkville, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,247  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,192$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,161  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Starkville, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock17.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Starkville, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library16.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.9%13.1%
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 Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 9 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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