THE MURFREESBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Inner Nashville Basin setting.
Murfreesboro city has 64.8 square miles of land in Rutherford County. Its Census reference point is in Inner Nashville Basin, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Murfreesboro and Rutherford County
Murfreesboro is associated with Rutherford County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Murfreesboro by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Murfreesboro, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Rutherford County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Murfreesboro city has 21.6 times the land area of nearby Walterhill CDP (3.01 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

