| Medical care in Murfreesboro is quite good.
Middle Tennessee Medical Center is a 286-bed private,
not-for-profit hospital with nearly 300 physicians on its
medical staff, representing nearly 30 different
specialties. The hospital ranks in the top 10%
of the nation for coronary interventional procedures and
for overall gastrointestinal care. Another two medical facilities
are within 25 miles, and Nashville has at least three more
hospitals. Newcomers to Murfreesboro will be glad to know, too,
that a new public bus system was just recently introduced to the
city. The regular fare is $1, and those 65
and above ride for $.50.
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The St. Clair Senior Center (615-848-2550)
is open to those Murfreesboro residents who are age 60 or
better. There are recreational activities, classes and
activities (card games, quilting bees and dancing to name
just a few), as well as programs such as visitation and
delivery of meals to those who cannot leave their
homes. The Center coordinates with a variety of local
agencies and is the main resource for anyone needing
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This is central Tennessee, so it gets hot and
humid in the summer and cool and damp in the winter. Daily
summer highs are in the mid to low 90s, and lows dip to the
comfortable mid-60s. Winter temperatures top out in
the mid-40s and dip into the mid-20s; the city sees one to two
snowfalls each year. Humidity averages 90% in the
mornings but drops to around 60% in the afternoons.
Murfreesboro has a slightly higher risk for tornados than does the
rest of Tennessee, and Tennessee overall has a 135% higher than
the national average risk for tornados. In fact, the
outskirts of the city were struck by a EF4 tornado in April of
this year, and two people were killed.
A drawback to Murfreesboro is that it has a crime
rate above the national average, although residents say that the
city feels safe (and it is safe enough to have recently been named by Business Week
Magazine as the best place in Tennessee to raise kids). Other residents say the air quality
is not quite as good as it should be, and traffic has gotten out
of hand with all of the newcomers' cars on the roads. The
affordable cost of living, southern hospitality and easy lifestyle
in this vibrant city, though, seem to offset these
drawbacks. Overall, Murfreesboro receives high marks as a
place retirees can call home.
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