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Murfreesboro deemed top college town
Murfreesboro
Hundreds of MTSU students turned out for a Meet Murfreesboro event at the Student Union Commons area in this file photo. Murfreesboro has been ranked a top college town by WalletHub.com.
When it comes to being a great college town, the home of Middle Tennessee State University surpasses its neighbor Nashville and dozens of other larger cities across the country, according to a popular consumer online ranking service.WalletHub.com, a digital information resource for consumers and small businesses, ranked 280 municipalities across the nation as part of its recently released “Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America.” Murfreesboro came in at No. 49 in the overall rankings, the highest-rated college town in the state of Tennessee and among the top 20 percent of ranked cities.