Rutherford County

Murfreesboro is the geographic and population center of Tennessee. The community is situated within a day’s drive of 75 percent of the nation’s markets and only minutes from three major interstates as well as the Nashville International Airport, the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport and the Smyrna Airport. Murfreesboro is the home of Middle Tennessee State University, the largest undergraduate university in the state with over 23,000 students. There are many significant business hubs located in the community including Nissan, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, General Mills, Ingram Books, State Farm Insurance, Verizon Wireless and Asurion. The population of Murfreesboro is approximately 92,750 with Rutherford County’s being about 232,400 with an estimated trade area of 350,000. The county is the second fastest-growing community in Tennessee and one of the top 100 fastest-growing counties in the country.

Over the past few years, Murfreesboro has grown at a pace that is over five times the national average, and for good reason - quality of life. The county seat of Rutherford County, Murfreesboro is located at the geographic center of Tennessee, approximately 35 miles southeast of Nashville.

Named the "Most Livable Town in Tennessee", Murfreesboro is the fastest growing city in the state - and it's not hard to see why. Murfreesboro provides the quality of life that attracts growth-plentiful housing, excellent schools, employment opportunities, outstanding services, recreational programs and regional medical facilities.

The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro MSA ranks 4th in the 2007 Policom Economic Strength Ranking. Policom specializes in the studying the dynamics of local economies. The economic strength rankings are created to studying the economic vitality of a region, those with high rankings have consistent, long-term economic viability.