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Roughly 153,487 people live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Living here costs moderate relative to the rest of the country, essentially matching the national average. Median rent runs about $1,272/mo; the typical household pulls in $70,451. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 55/100 — a C, putting it at #299 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, Murfreesboro sits at 97 — moderate when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($1,272/mo against $70,451 median household income), housing eats roughly 22% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $327,400.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is four-season: roughly 91°F in summer, 35°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 54 inches. Car-dependent for most errands, with small walkable pockets downtown or in older neighborhoods. Crime rates land roughly average for a US city of this size. Air quality reads good (AQI 43).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, Murfreesboro is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 60/100 (grade C+) on the families profile. Strongest on climate (73/100); weakest on walkability (26/100).
For retirees, Murfreesboro is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 57/100 (grade C) on the retirees profile. Strongest on climate (73/100); weakest on walkability (26/100).
For remote workers, Murfreesboro is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 60/100 (grade C) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on climate (73/100); weakest on walkability (26/100).
For young professionals, Murfreesboro isn't the strongest match. It earns 53/100 (grade C-) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on climate (73/100); weakest on walkability (26/100).
Murfreesboro, Tennessee pulls a 55/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C), currently ranked #299 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Murfreesboro's cost-of-living index is 97 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the moderate band — essentially matching the national average. Median rent runs about $1,272/mo.
Four-season — summer averages around 91°F, winter averages around 35°F, with about 54 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 26/100. Car-dependent for most errands, with small walkable pockets downtown or in older neighborhoods.
Murfreesboro has about 153,487 residents, 40% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 32.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Murfreesboro head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Murfreesboro stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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