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Murfreesboro is a mid-size city of 161,445 people in Rutherford County, Tennessee. It's about 24 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $402k and rent runs about $1k a month.
161,445people
$402kTypical home
$1,481/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 161,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,501 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Nashville, TN
- 24 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $402k (≈$2,536/mo)
- Median rent $1,481/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (398 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,541 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BNA airport
- 24 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 566 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutherford County: R+22 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk