2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Murfreesboro, TN vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Sarasota, is 7% less than it is in Murfreesboro and is 10% below the National Average.
- Murfreesboro unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Murfreesboro, TNSarasota, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.3%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth56.6%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,441$48,380$37,638
 Household Income$66,984$62,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,936$78,851$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Murfreesboro, TNSarasota, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.9%9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.1%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.7%14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.6%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Murfreesboro, TNSarasota, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%13.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.9%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.7%11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%5.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.8%7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Murfreesboro    28 Reviews

Murfreesboro is okay, but it does seem like it is somewhat unsavory and there are a disproportionate amount of drug busts. It is a good place for young artists and  More

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I've lived all my life in Chicago, Il and am growing quite tired of the violence and the cost of living. I have been doing research all over the U.S. so I can get me and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Murfreesboro is growing into a little big town. According to Forbes and governing.com, we are now one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Our city is  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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