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Murfreesboro is the Rutherford County seat, about 35-45 minutes southeast of Nashville along I-24, with a median home price of $405,000 (June 2026, Redfin closed). It has grown steadily for more than a decade, anchored by Middle Tennessee State University and a large manufacturing and healthcare base.
Murfreesboro is the Rutherford County seat, and it has grown steadily for more than a decade, driven by Middle Tennessee State University, and a large manufacturing and healthcare sector. The city offers everything a major suburban market should — diverse retail, a growing dining scene, and an arts and culture scene centered around MTSU's programs. Murfreesboro is served by Murfreesboro City Schools (K–6 inside the city core) and Rutherford County Schools (everything else); for specific ratings, the Tennessee Department of Education report cards are the authoritative sources. Real estate in Murfreesboro spans a wide range, from starter homes to larger new-construction neighborhoods. For investors, Murfreesboro's population growth and MTSU's 21,000+ student enrollment are factors worth evaluating, though rental returns vary by property and can't be guaranteed. The city's strategic location along I-24 gives residents access to both Nashville and Chattanooga.
785 homes for sale in Murfreesboro right now
Active listings as of 2026-09-23 · Source: Realtracs via MLS GRID
Source: Realtracs via MLS GRID · retrieved 2026-09-06
↓ $18,000 · Sep 221 / 6$757,000
2706 Congress Dr
Murfreesboro, TN, 37128
The Springs Sec 2 · 3-car garage · Main-level primary
“Meticulously maintained and move in ready! This like new home in the Springs has all the…”
3 days on market
Listed by Onward Real Estate · MLS# 3232419
Active · (615) 234-5020
↓ $5,0001 / 6$254,900
161 Casbah Run
Murfreesboro, TN, 37128
Barfield Commons Ph 2&3 · Single level
“Fully furnished, move-in ready and under 255k!! This rare two-story end-unit townhome…”
4 days on market
Listed by WEICHERT, REALTORS - The Andrews Group · MLS# 3218052
Active · (615) 848-7744
1 / 6$449,990
509 Crimper Lane
Murfreesboro, TN, 37128
Woodruff Cove · Single level · Main-level primary
“Move in Ready!! Home is complete June 2026. Primary on main level with 2 additional…”
5 days on market
Listed by Ole South Realty · MLS# 3123534
Active · (615) 219-5644
$369,999
1273 Dalmally Dr
Murfreesboro, TN, 37128
“NEW LVP + NEW CARPET THROUGHOUT + FRESH PAINT! Welcome to this well-maintained 3-bedroom…”
5 days on market
Listed by Reliant Realty ERA Powered · MLS# 3516467
Active · (615) 617-3551
↓ $10,1001 / 6$679,900
2643 Chatham Ct
Murfreesboro, TN, 37129
Riverbend · Cul-de-sac
“Not all luxury is found in new construction. Nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in Riverbend…”
6 days on market
Listed by Hodges and Fooshee Realty Inc. · MLS# 3225055
Active · (615) 538-1100
1 / 6$799,900
7404 Legends Way
Murfreesboro, TN, 37129
BREWER POINT · 3-car garage · Main-level primary
“Looking for well-appointed, well-built home and a LARGE lot? Here it is! Move-in ready 5…”
6 days on market
Listed by Onward Real Estate · MLS# 3542638
Active · (615) 234-5020
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Questions people ask about Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro is a college town before it is a suburb. Middle Tennessee State University sits in the middle of it, and the energy, the rental market and a good share of the restaurants and music venues follow from that. Around the campus is the Rutherford County courthouse square, still the civic center of the city, and Stones River National Battlefield is a few minutes away.
It is also a full-size city in its own right — hospitals, employers, its own retail — which is why so many people who live here rarely drive to Nashville. If you want a place with its own center of gravity rather than a bedroom community, that is the case for Murfreesboro. If you want a short Nashville commute, look closer in.
For someone coming from out of state: Murfreesboro is the seat of Rutherford County, southeast of Nashville down Interstate 24, and the geographic center of Tennessee is marked just outside town. It is not a Nashville neighborhood and it does not behave like one — different county, different school district, different tax rate, its own downtown.
The practical note is size and variety. Blackman, Barfield, Cason and the area around campus are effectively different markets inside one city, and the interstate side and the far east side commute completely differently. Decide which part of Murfreesboro you are actually shopping before you compare prices across it.
About 35 to 45 minutes to downtown Nashville on I-24 when traffic cooperates. The stretch between Smyrna and the Nashville line is the pinch point, and both morning and evening peaks are heavy in that section.
Two things soften it. First, a large share of Murfreesboro works in Murfreesboro — the university, the hospitals and the Rutherford County employer base mean the daily Nashville drive is a choice, not a given. Second, if your destination is the airport or the southeast side of Nashville rather than downtown, you can cut a real piece off that number.
Yes. Murfreesboro has had steady new-construction activity for years, with communities spread around the Blackman, Barfield and east-side edges of the city, and the Keystone project is the headline redevelopment on the commercial side.
The volume is exactly why the details matter. Inclusions versus upgrades, what the design center actually charges, incentive terms tied to the builder's lender, and the warranty language are where the money moves on a new build. Have your own agent at the first visit rather than after you have registered — it is little or no cost to you; how it is paid is settled per offer, in writing.
We don't rate schools and we don't characterize any area as safe or otherwise — those are your calls to make, from the official record, and an agent who makes them for you is doing you a disservice. What we will do is hand you the primary sources and get out of the way.
Zoning is set by address, not by subdivision name, so the district's own school-locator tool is the only answer that holds for the specific house you're looking at. Our sources page links the Tennessee Department of Education report card, the district lookups, and the official crime-data portals, with no commentary from us on any of them.
What's changing in Murfreesboro
Updated July 2026A roughly $150 million public-private redevelopment is rebuilding a seven-acre stretch of downtown Murfreesboro's Broad Street into apartments, for-sale condos, retail, and a hotel.
Project Keystone is the largest development currently reshaping downtown Murfreesboro. It is proposed by Brentwood-based developer HRP Residential, with a development team that includes Matt Taylor of SEC, architect Bart Klein, John Hardy, Todd Sieffert, and the Hillsboro Development Group. The project has been reported at roughly $150 million in total capital investment (one council update cited a figure as high as $175 million; the city manager has described it publicly as a $150 million project that includes about $26 million in public infrastructure). It covers about seven acres of city-owned land running along Broad Street between Church and Vine. The Murfreesboro City Council voted on October 2, 2025 to approve the phased development, a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement through the Industrial Development Board, and a purchase-and-sale agreement, on a majority vote with two members opposed. The developer is purchasing the first two sections from the city for roughly $4.4 million ($3 million for Section 1 and $1.4 million for Section 2), and those proceeds are earmarked for public road improvements.
The development is structured in three phases. Phase I, about two-thirds of the project, includes up to 239 multifamily (leased) dwellings, roughly 26,000 square feet (about 70 percent) of the planned retail, and structured parking, and is envisioned for completion by the end of 2028. Phase II adds roughly 80 to 100 for-sale condominiums with a second parking garage. Phase III is a hotel (reported in the range of 80 to 150 rooms, with one update citing 115) on a parcel that remains city-owned under a purchase option, with closing reported for late 2029 and completion targeted around 2031. The start of the project hinges on relocating the 4,500-square-foot WGNS radio station to the corner of Sevier and Church streets by October 2026; closing on the city property and demolition are not expected to begin until January 2027, and per the development agreement Phase I is anticipated to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
Separately, the city is advancing the Town Creek Daylighting Project, an approximately $22.5 million public-infrastructure effort along the west side of Broad Street between South Church Street and Cannonsburgh Village. It is uncovering a creek long buried in 1950s-era concrete culverts and bringing the water back above ground, adding green space, walking trails, and greenway connections. That construction was well underway as of January 2026 and was reported as expected to be completed in late 2026. The two projects run along the same downtown corridor. Note that reported figures for Keystone have varied across council updates as designs are finalized, with unit counts, retail square footage, hotel size, and total investment cited in ranges, and timelines that have shifted as phases were approved.
For buyers and out-of-state relocators weighing downtown Murfreesboro, Keystone reflects a planned shift from a primarily government-and-retail city center toward a denser mixed-use core with rental apartments, for-sale condos, ground-floor retail, and a hotel near the historic square and MTSU. The project is in its early phases, so the streetscape and available housing are expected to change in stages over the rest of the decade.
Murfreesboro's growth has drawn a steady run of new dining, drinking, and retail openings, concentrated around Medical Center Parkway, The Avenue, Memorial Boulevard, and the downtown square. Several larger projects, including a Buc-ee's travel center off Interstate 24, are scheduled to open later in 2026.
Combination coffee shop and boutique from the Bible-customization brand, at 214 W. Main Street in downtown Murfreesboro. The shop sells coffee alongside Bibles and gift items.
Coffee · opened July 2026
Canadian coffee and baked-goods chain at 1911 Lascassas Pike, the company's first Murfreesboro location. The drive-thru location serves coffee, Timbits, and breakfast items daily from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Coffee · opened June 2026
Locally owned drive-thru location of the specialty-coffee chain at 1803 Memorial Blvd, serving espresso drinks, real-fruit smoothies, whole-leaf teas, and grab-and-go food. Owned and operated by Scott and Anita Findlay.
Coffee · opened June 2026
Cajun and Creole restaurant from the Nashville-based concept, located at 1306 Westlawn Blvd, Suite B1. The menu includes chicken-and-sausage gumbo, crawfish and shrimp etouffee, and po'boys, with rotating draft beers from Tennessee and Louisiana breweries.
Restaurant · opened 2026
Pittsburgh-based shop serving hand-spun milkshakes, sundaes, and small-batch chocolates. This is the brand's first Tennessee location, at The Avenue, 2615 Medical Center Pkwy, Suite 2390. Locally owned by franchise partners Jill and Kyle Mason.
Restaurant · opened February 2026
Western wear and boot retailer at 1979 Old Fort Pkwy, the chain's fifth Tennessee store. The 12,000-square-foot store carries boots, hats, jeans, and work apparel, with in-store boot fitting and hat shaping.
Retail · opened February 2026
The California burger chain at 2508 Medical Center Parkway, its third Tennessee restaurant.
Restaurant · opened December 2025
Chicago-based Italian beef restaurant serving Italian beef sandwiches, Chicago-style hot dogs, burgers, and salads, with an Original Rainbow Cone ice cream counter inside. Located at 2724 Roby Corlew Lane, near The Avenue.
Restaurant · opened September 2025
Taqueria at 1813 Memorial Blvd, in the former Clay Pit space next to Little Caesars, from the team behind Casa Adobe Express. The kitchen focuses on Jalisco-style cooking and street-style tacos.
Restaurant · opened 2025
Outlet apparel store at The Avenue outdoor shopping center, 2615 Medical Center Parkway.
Retail · opened 2025
Mediterranean fast-casual chain serving build-your-own bowls, pitas, and salads. Located at 2634 Medical Center Parkway, Suite A.
Restaurant · opened July 2024
Tennessee craft brewery's Murfreesboro taproom at 210 Stones River Mall Blvd, with about 30 of its craft beers, ciders, and seltzers on draft plus a pizza-focused kitchen. The location has both a covered patio and an open patio.
Bar / Brewery · opened June 2024
Casual restaurant and bar from Bluegrass Hospitality Group at 2614 Roby Corlew Ln, serving burgers, sushi, and more than 20 craft beers on tap. Weekend brunch is also served.
Restaurant · opened 2024
Women's clothing, shoes, and accessories boutique at The Avenue, 2615 Medical Center Parkway. Owned by Stephanie and David Brackins.
Retail · opened March 2024
Louisiana-based breakfast, brunch and lunch chain at The Avenue, 2615 Medical Center Parkway, in the former Genghis Grill space near Barnes & Noble, opened by franchisee Max Coyle. It serves breakfast and lunch daily, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends.
Restaurant · open as of September 2026
Internationally inspired bistro built around food cooked over fire and flavored with smoke, from Murfreesboro native and Hell's Kitchen Season 21 winner Alex Belew and Nashville pitmaster Shane Nasby. Planned for The Fountains at 1440 Medical Center Pkwy, Suite 1C, with a full bar and a seasonally rotating menu.
Restaurant · opening 2026
Microbrewery planned for about 3,630 square feet at 401 W. Lytle St., at the corner of North Front Street, from homebrewers Jeff Bellamy, Brent Fagan, and Nowell Robbins. Plans include a brewhouse visible from the taproom and an outdoor patio; it would be the first brewery in Murfreesboro's downtown core.
Bar / Brewery · opening 2026
Texas-based travel center under construction off Interstate 24 at the Joe B. Jackson Parkway exit. Plans call for a store of about 74,000 square feet with 120 fueling positions, 490 car parking spaces, and 15 RV and bus spaces, along with roughly 250 full-time jobs.
New spot · opening late 2026
Southern-style steakhouse from Nashville-based 4Top Hospitality, planned as a 6,600-square-foot restaurant at The Exchange development, 2305 Exchange Drive near Medical Center Parkway. Plans include steaks and seafood, a wine list recognized by Wine Spectator, a piano bar with nightly jazz musicians in conjunction with the Nashville Jazz Workshop, and private dining space.
Restaurant · opening 2027
Convenience store and gas station chain location at 5208 Veterans Parkway in Murfreesboro, the company's fourth Tennessee store. The store sells hoagies, coffee, hot food, and fuel.
New spot · opened September 2026
Barbecue restaurant chain location at 107 N. Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro, serving hickory-smoked barbecue and scratch-made sides.
Restaurant · opened July 2026
Frozen custard shop at 4310 Veterans Parkway near Franklin Road in Murfreesboro, in the building that also houses Waldo's, Vui's, and Taziki's. It serves custard made fresh daily in vanilla and chocolate plus rotating weekly flavors, along with sundaes, shakes, floats, and custard sandwiches.
Restaurant · opened mid-2026
Korean snack bar at 2314 Medical Center Parkway, Suite A3, in Murfreesboro, in the former Peach Cobbler Factory space. The menu includes Korean corn dogs, tteokbokki, ramen, kimbap, and Korean fried chicken.
Restaurant · opened mid-2026
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The median home price in Murfreesboro is approximately $405,000 (as of June 2026, Redfin closed). Prices vary by street and home type, so verify current pricing against active comparable sales when you're ready to make an offer.
Murfreesboro is approximately 35-45 minutes from downtown Nashville, depending on traffic and your specific route.
The Rutherford County seat — home to MTSU, a large manufacturing and healthcare base, and a wide range of housing along I-24. It's commonly a fit for New-construction buyers, Investors, MTSU-area buyers, First-time buyers.
Areas commonly searched in Murfreesboro include Barfield Crescent, Blackman area, Cason Grove, Indian Hills. We can pull recent comparable sales and tell you what's currently driving demand in each, so you can decide what fits.
The Will Johnson Team (eXp Realty) works Murfreesboro regularly — a 5.0-rated team on Google and Zillow, RealTrends Verified 2026, licensed in Tennessee since 2013, and quoted as an expert source by CBS MoneyWatch and Bottom Line Personal. Call 615-265-1000 to talk through buying or selling in Murfreesboro — the first conversation carries no commitment.
Murfreesboro is a college town before it is a suburb. Middle Tennessee State University sits in the middle of it, and the energy, the rental market and a good share of the restaurants and music venues follow from that. Around the campus is the Rutherford County courthouse square, still the civic center of the city, and Stones River National Battlefield is a few minutes away. It is also a full-size city in its own right — hospitals, employers, its own retail — which is why so many people who live here rarely drive to Nashville. If you want a place with its own center of gravity rather than a bedroom community, that is the case for Murfreesboro. If you want a short Nashville commute, look closer in.
For someone coming from out of state: Murfreesboro is the seat of Rutherford County, southeast of Nashville down Interstate 24, and the geographic center of Tennessee is marked just outside town. It is not a Nashville neighborhood and it does not behave like one — different county, different school district, different tax rate, its own downtown. The practical note is size and variety. Blackman, Barfield, Cason and the area around campus are effectively different markets inside one city, and the interstate side and the far east side commute completely differently. Decide which part of Murfreesboro you are actually shopping before you compare prices across it.
About 35 to 45 minutes to downtown Nashville on I-24 when traffic cooperates. The stretch between Smyrna and the Nashville line is the pinch point, and both morning and evening peaks are heavy in that section. Two things soften it. First, a large share of Murfreesboro works in Murfreesboro — the university, the hospitals and the Rutherford County employer base mean the daily Nashville drive is a choice, not a given. Second, if your destination is the airport or the southeast side of Nashville rather than downtown, you can cut a real piece off that number.
Yes. Murfreesboro has had steady new-construction activity for years, with communities spread around the Blackman, Barfield and east-side edges of the city, and the Keystone project is the headline redevelopment on the commercial side. The volume is exactly why the details matter. Inclusions versus upgrades, what the design center actually charges, incentive terms tied to the builder's lender, and the warranty language are where the money moves on a new build. Have your own agent at the first visit rather than after you have registered — it is little or no cost to you; how it is paid is settled per offer, in writing.
We don't rate schools and we don't characterize any area as safe or otherwise — those are your calls to make, from the official record, and an agent who makes them for you is doing you a disservice. What we will do is hand you the primary sources and get out of the way. Zoning is set by address, not by subdivision name, so the district's own school-locator tool is the only answer that holds for the specific house you're looking at. Our sources page links the Tennessee Department of Education report card, the district lookups, and the official crime-data portals, with no commentary from us on any of them.
Relocating from out of state?
Murfreesboro is a common landing spot for out-of-state movers. Our origin-city relocation guides break down 2026 prices, taxes, and commute from Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, the Bay Area, Florida, and more.
Living Guide
The Rutherford County seat, home to MTSU, and 35 minutes from downtown Nashville. Here's the honest read on what living in Murfreesboro actually looks like in 2026.
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About the authors
Will Johnson leads The Will Johnson Team at eXp Realty, serving buyers and sellers across Middle Tennessee — Nashville, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Sumner County, Brentwood, Franklin, Mount Juliet, Murfreesboro and the surrounding communities. A U.S. Army veteran who served 14 years and rose to the rank of Major, and a former ICU nurse and nurse anesthetist (CRNA) who graduated with a 4.0 from MTSA, he has been licensed in Tennessee since 2013 (license #330494); in the last 12 months (as of 2026) the team has closed $27.7 million in volume across 64 transactions. The team holds a 5.0 rating on Google and Zillow, is RealTrends Verified 2026, has been featured as an expert source by CBS MoneyWatch and Bottom Line Personal, and can be reached at 615-265-1000.
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