Best PlacesMurfreesboro, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Murfreesboro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Murfreesboro ranks 37,093rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Murfreesboro
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Murfreesboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Murfreesboro ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 80% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Murfreesboro ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
- Household income$53,748 median, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Murfreesboro
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Murfreesboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,748, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Murfreesboro's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Murfreesboro.
Who works in Murfreesboro, and how
Work in Murfreesboro centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Murfreesboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Murfreesboro.
What the weather is like in Murfreesboro, month by month
Murfreesboro sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Murfreesboro
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 202 miles away.
The best schools in and around Murfreesboro
Schools across Murfreesboro average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Murfreesboro Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Kirby Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Murfreesboro High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Kirby High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Murfreesboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Murfreesboro measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Murfreesboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Murfreesboro
Is Murfreesboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Murfreesboro ranks 37,093rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Murfreesboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,600. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $53,748 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Murfreesboro safe?
Murfreesboro is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $549 per resident a year.
Compare Murfreesboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Murfreesboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Murfreesboro represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Murfreesboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Murfreesboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Murfreesboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Murfreesboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Murfreesboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Murfreesboro detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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