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What Is It Like to Live in Murfreesboro?

What it costs to live in Murfreesboro, and how it compares with other Tennessee cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

36

28th best value in Tennessee

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Tennessee cities.

Overall livability

41

26th overall in Tennessee

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Murfreesboro is home to about 148,970 people. A typical home runs $274,600 and a household earns around $67,000, a price-to-income ratio of 4.1. Among Tennessee's largest cities, it ranks 28th for value and 26th overall.

Murfreesboro at a glance

Median home price

$274,600

32nd in TN of 39

Median rent

$1,152/mo

Median household income

$67,000

Home price to income

4.1x

Unemployment

4.5%

17th in TN of 39

School rating

5/10

16th in TN of 39

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in TN of 39

Walk score

17/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Tennessee only. Updated 2026.