A city of 161,445, settled in 1811. Home to 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Murfreesboro does most differently from other towns.
1860 · Bassett's house, Murfreesboro, Tenn., f…12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 29 places on the National Register.
108,755 people in 2010; 161,445 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Murfreesboro. Another town gets a different order.
33 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barfield Crescent Park | 5 mi | 394 |
| 2. Richard Siegel Park | 2.7 mi | 120 |
| 3. Stones River National Battlefield | 1.9 mi | 224 |
About one in 4 of Murfreesboro’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Smyrna (7%), Franklin (6%) and La Vergne (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
The public schools Murfreesboro’s kids attend outperform 89% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barfield Elementary | PK–5 | 969 | A |
| Blackman Elementary School | PK–5 | 954 | A− |
| Salem Elementary School | PK–6 | 946 | B+ |
| Overall Creek Elementary | K–5 | 937 | A |
| Scales Elementary School | K–5 | 937 | A− |
| Black Fox Elementary | PK–6 | 889 | B |
The typical Murfreesboro home is worth about $426,000, about the same as a year ago, 28% above the Tennessee typical home.
Murfreesboro beats the Tennessee average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Murfreesboro | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 69.9% | 76.2% |
Murfreesboro reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 51%.
Murfreesboro has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
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Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Murfreesboro’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →29 places in Murfreesboro on the National Register of Historic Places.
48 notable people were born in Murfreesboro.
City in Tennessee, United States
Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. The population was 152,769 at the 2020 census (estimated at 173,625 in 2025). Located 34 miles (55 km) southeast of downtown Nashville, it is part of the Nashville metropolitan area in Middle Tennessee. Settled in 1811, Murfreesboro was the state capital of Tennessee from 1818 to 1826. Today, it is the largest suburb of Nashville and the sixth-most populous city in the state. The city is both the center of population and the geographic center of Tennessee. Since the 1990s, Murfreesboro has been Tennessee's fastest-growing major city and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Murfreesboro i…
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3 towns share a border with Murfreesboro.
