Murfreesboro, TN vs Brentwood, TN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMurfreesboro, TNBrentwood, TN
Population161,44545,556
Median Household Income$80,108$182,088
Median Rent$1,481/mo$2,825/mo
Median Home Value$402,100$1,031,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.3%49.1%
Poverty Rate8.8%3.6%
Unemployment Rate3%2.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k40462
Property Crime Rate /100k1,555632
Median AQI—40
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows30°F28°F
Snowfall2 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute26.7 min25.7 min
Hospitals3—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.217.1
College Degree Rate43%73.8%
Foreign-Born %8.8%9.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+12.0%-0.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.