Rutherford County at the Heart of Tennessee

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.