Starkville per diem ratesMississippi · FY 2027
Starkville’s meals-and-incidentals rate equals the standard $68, which only 17 non-standard areas keep. Starkville’s full-year average lodging cap, $133 a night, ranks second of the 3 Mississippi areas, between Oxford ($146) and Southaven ($132).
Four days in Starkville
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $637, three nights of lodging plus $238 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 17.7% above the standard rate.
Starkville among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Albany (NY), Big Spring (TX) and Houston (TX). Nationally, Starkville is 213th of 295 by full-year average, between Plano (TX, $133) and Bloomington (IN, $132). Mississippi, area by area.
Starkville since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Starkville’s full-year average has grown 29.1%; ranked by that growth, Starkville sits between Gulf Shores (AL) and Savannah (GA). Against FY 2026, Starkville’s full-year average rose 6.4%, between State College (PA) and Arlington / Fort Worth / Grapevine (TX) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Starkville ranked 275th of 293 by full-year average, between Hot Springs (AR) and Taos (NM). Along the way: up 2.9% in FY 2023, up 11.3% in FY 2024, up 5.9% in FY 2025.