Housing data for Murfreesboro, AR

Murfreesboro, AR has an estimated 1,819 residents and 865 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Pike County.

29.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $521 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,819 (±307)
Housing units
865 (±143)
Households that rent
29.4%
Median gross rent
$521
Residents since 2015–2019
−4.5%

What stands out in Murfreesboro

Working from home: 0.4% (±0.6 points) in Murfreesboro, lower than in Pike County (4.8%).

Median gross rent: $521 (±$68) in Murfreesboro, lower than in Pike County ($686).

Median real estate taxes: $527 (±$116) in Murfreesboro, lower than in Pike County ($713).

Households without a vehicle: 1.0% (±1.2 points) in Murfreesboro, lower than in Pike County (3.1%).

Housing in Murfreesboro at a glance

  • Median rent: $521 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $499 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 43.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 29.4% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $53,264 median household income
  • Home values: $119,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,079 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $527 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 8.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 71.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 54.8% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 9.2% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 53.1% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 23.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Crime reported to police: 207 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
  • Growth: −4.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 15.5% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Murfreesboro against Pike County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MurfreesboroPike CountyArkansasUnited States
Residents1,819 (±307)10,115 (exact)3,049,391 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units865 (±143)5,324 (±24)1,394,673 (±514)143,775,355
Households that rent29.4% (±9.2 points)25.0% (±3.5 points)33.6% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$521 (±$68)$686 (±$64)$947 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$53,264 (±$23,510)$49,269 (±$7,508)$60,773 (±$467)$80,734
Median home value$119,300 (±$35,555)$121,600 (±$10,067)$188,000 (±$1,754)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$527 (±$116)$713 (±$69)$1,040 (±$13)$3,119
Built before 198054.8% (±11.8 points)43.5% (±4.9 points)39.6% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute23.7 minutes (±4.4)29.9 minutes (±3.0)22.5 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband80.5% (±6.9 points)83.1% (±2.5 points)86.7% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents42.0 years (±9.0)41.2 years (±1.4)38.5 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Murfreesboro covers 3.7 square miles of land, about 495 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Murfreesboro has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,904 (±297)1,819 (±307)−4.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units959 (±115)865 (±143)−9.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$549 (±$142)$521 (±$68)−5.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$78,100 (±$6,132)$119,300 (±$35,555)+52.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$31,080 (±$5,998)$53,264 (±$23,510)+71.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$733 (±$239)$1,079 (±$69)+47.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$421 (±$95)$527 (±$116)+25.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent38.9% (±8.5 points)29.4% (±9.2 points)−9.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate9.5% (±7.5 points)9.2% (±9.2 points)−0.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Murfreesboro

In 2025, the Murfreesboro Police Department reported 207 violent and 759 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Places near Murfreesboro

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
McCaskill11 mi—$171,90043.8%
Delight11 mi$707$71,40027.7%
Daisy12 mi—$152,3001.9%
Nashville13 mi$690$167,60040.7%
Blevins15 mi$763$102,00016.9%
Ozan16 mi——4.8%
Antoine16 mi$710—43.1%
Mineral Springs19 mi$832$110,60032.0%

Places in Arkansas most like Murfreesboro

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Monette$583$114,200$54,16731.9%
Leachville$520$111,800$51,40634.4%
Huntsville$620$163,600$57,81335.5%
Paris$641$123,200$51,41623.8%
Norphlet$597$120,800$51,70526.4%
Perryville$631$133,600$57,40039.1%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Arkansas.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Murfreesboro, fiscal year 2027

Pike County, AR, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$646$835$909$1,259$1,302

HUD income limits for Murfreesboro, fiscal year 2026

Pike County, AR, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$15,960$25,150$40,250
2 people$21,640$28,750$46,000
3 people$27,320$32,350$51,750
4 people$33,000$35,900$57,450
5 people$38,680$38,800$62,050
6 people$41,650$41,650$66,650
7 people$44,550$44,550$71,250
8 people$47,400$47,400$75,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pike County, AR, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $71,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Murfreesboro

What is the average rent in Murfreesboro, AR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Murfreesboro is $521 (±$68) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Murfreesboro?

Murfreesboro has an estimated 226 (±89) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Murfreesboro?

The median household income in Murfreesboro is $53,264 (±$23,510) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Murfreesboro, AR?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $119,300 (±$35,555) for owner-occupied homes in Murfreesboro (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Murfreesboro?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Murfreesboro, AR is $1,079 (±$69) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Murfreesboro?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Murfreesboro, AR is $527 (±$116) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Murfreesboro growing?

In Murfreesboro, the number of residents went from 1,904 in 2015–2019 to 1,819 in 2020–2024 (−4.5%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Murfreesboro city, Arkansas (place:48290, in state:05).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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