Housing market/Mississippi/ZIP 39759
ZIP 39759 Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Oktibbeha County, MS · Mississippi. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 39759 · MS
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 39759 — Starkville, MS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 39759
- 1-unit detached11,07647.3%
- 1-unit attached7273.1%
- 2–4 units3,56915.2%
- 5–49 units5,12821.9%
- 50+ units7093.0%
- Mobile2,2099.4%
2–4 unit share 15.2% · 5–49 unit share 21.9% · combined 2–49 37.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $879 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $735.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 52.9%; ≥50% 31.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,060 (1.206× ACS median gross rent).
Population
42,782 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -3.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 8 projects, 656 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 254 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 39759 54.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 16.2%; ACS median gross rent is $879; population changed -3.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 3,569 units in 2–4-unit structures and 5,128 units in 5–49-unit structures; 8 LIHTC projects totaling 656 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,060 versus ACS median gross rent of $879. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Mississippi research
ZIP 39759 is a Census / HUD profile for Oktibbeha County, MS. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 39759 — Starkville, MS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Mississippi ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Mississippi research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 39759?
ZIP 39759 (Oktibbeha County, MS) has 42,782 residents, 19,623 households, a renter share of 54.7%, median household income of $42,988, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $879. Vacancy is 16.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 39759?
ACS counts 1,368 units in 2-unit buildings, 2,201 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,837 in 5–9, 2,340 in 10–19, and 951 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 8,697 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 39759?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,060. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 39759 — Starkville, MS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Mississippi ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 39759 is Census / HUD research for Oktibbeha County, MS. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Mississippi property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.