Home prices in Murfreesboro run 6% below the national median: $395,000 versus $420,000. Relative to the $70,000 median household income here, the price-to-income ratio comes out to 5.6x.
At a 0.8% effective rate, Murfreesboro property taxes add $263 to the monthly payment on the median home, $3,160 a year in total.
Tennessee is one of nine states with no state income tax. Against a $2,476/month mortgage payment here, that's real, recurring savings compared to an income-tax state at the same salary.
Beyond housing, Murfreesboro's cost of living index sits at 95 (national average = 100), running below the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Murfreesboro's median home price runs 12% lower than nearby Nashville: $450,000 there versus $395,000 here.