Points of Pride

Awards and Recognition for Starkville

Starkville has many of the amenities and quality-of-life factors that businesses and families look for in a town. Recognition has been given by several publications.

• Named Mississippi’s Healthiest Hometown by BlueCross & BlueShield of Mississippi Foundation (2011)
• Ranked 3rd as a “university town that has its act together” in the 17-state southern U.S. region (Southern Business and Development)
• Cited as a Top 10 location in the South for emerging growth companies (Southern Business and Development)
• Selected as one of the top 40 cities to be recognized as a “Smart Growth” city by a national EPA publication
• Voted top 100 small community in terms of new businesses and expansion of existing businesses
• Recognized as one of the most affordable and best value college towns in the nation (CNN.com, 2006)