StarkvilleCO
Today 66 people live in this town, first settled in 1865.
Is Starkville a good place to live?
3.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Starkville, below both the Colorado town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 2 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher midpoint age than Starkville. Starkville Central School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Starkville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
66 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Starkville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Starkville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Starkville.
Starkville has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
For Starkville, the FEMA risk score is 88 of 100. Expected losses in Starkville break down as 48% from inland flooding and 38% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Starkville, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 48 inches a winter. Expect chilly, snowy winters and warm summers in Starkville, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Starkville binge drink than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
Starkville: 18% of adults report frequent physical distress. No town among the 160 in Colorado we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Starkville. Only 4 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Starkville.
| Starkville | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.4% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Starkville | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.9% | 69.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Starkville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Starkville
About 0 of every 100 Starkville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
About Starkville
Town in Colorado, United States
Starkville is a statutory town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 62 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1865
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,378 ft
- Area code
- 719
Questions about Starkville
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Is Starkville, CO a good place to live?
Starkville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.