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4,655 people live in this town, settled in 1973.
Is Mississippi State a good place to live?
The best of Mississippi State’s subject grades is an A− for health. Mississippi State’s median age is 19.1 years, against 37 years in Mississippi State’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 4 of Mississippi State’s 187 towns score higher on health. Mississippi State is home to Mississippi State University. Mississippi State has 4 places on the National Register. Mississippi State has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living and safety, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
What makes Mississippi State stand out
Where Mississippi State beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Mississippi State | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 0.9% | 7.6% |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Mississippi State University | 18,908 |
Mississippi State has grown 24% from 2010 to 2020
4,005 counted in 2010 and 4,968 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Mississippi State grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi State), ordered by how far Mississippi State is from typical.
Mississippi State has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living and safety, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Mississippi State: who provides what
Mississippi State is unincorporated, so Oktibbeha County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Mississippi State.
Mississippi State’s schools rank behind 51% of Mississippi State districts
Its one school is below. The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District runs its public schools. Also worth knowing: 646 students attend Mississippi State’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–7 | Grades 6–7 | 646 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Mississippi State and the rest of the country, fewer of Mississippi State’s adults have high blood pressure
26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Mississippi State. Of the 101 Mississippi State towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have obesity than Mississippi State. In Mississippi State, 2.1% of adults have diabetes, and 26% report frequent mental distress.
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 42% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 2.1% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mississippi State | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 0.9% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 2.1% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 28.3% | 79.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Mississippi State’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Since 2013, Mississippi State has lost 4,875 jobs, to 766 in 2023. Only 2% of working residents stay in Mississippi State for work; the rest commute out. The average commute for Mississippi State comes to 17 minutes. The top destinations are Starkville (27%), Columbus (6%) and Jackson (4%).
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 20% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Mississippi State
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Mississippi State: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Mississippi State, 30% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2005.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Mississippi State, 1.2% of the land is conserved
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 0.7 miles. Mississippi State’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Junction | 0.1 mi | 9 |
| 2. Drill Field | — | 6 |
| 3. Bell Island | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mississippi State
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mississippi State
College town 100 of every 100 Mississippi State residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi State.
100% of Mississippi State is in college
Mississippi State’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Mississippi State.
| Town | MS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | — | — | — | — | B− | A− |
| Starkville | #69 | D | D | C+ | B− | B− |
Mississippi State reports no FBI crime data of its own. Mississippi State isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mississippi State with a neighbor →
Questions about Mississippi State
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mississippi State, MS a good place to live?
Mississippi State has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living and safety, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).