Murfreesboro, One of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids

Murfreesboro, One of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids

According to Business Week November 7, 2008 edition, Murfreesboro is one of the best US cities to raise your kids. To quote Business Week’s Prashant Gopal, author of the article, ”Murfreesboro, home to Middle Tennessee State University, the largest undergraduate university in the state, hosts a jazz and a folk music festival in the summer and most major high school sports championships. It has expansive sports fields, including a new $13 million soccer complex. The economic downturn has started to hurt Murfreesboro as it has other parts of the country. But college towns tend to ride out recessions better than most places because education is somewhat recession-proof. “We have a small town feel with big city amenities right here in our community being a city of 100,000 people,” said Rob Lyons, deputy city manager for Murfreesboro. “

Read the complete article at http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2008