(TENNESSEE) Data from California's Constant Contact shows that 73.9 per cent of Tennessee's homes are single-family. The Volunteer State holds the #15 position of "Top 15 States With The MOST Single-Family Homes".

Murfreesboro is #60 in the top mid-sized cities. This puts the 'Boro in the middle with 65.3 per cent of the homes being single-family. Compared to neighboring Nashville with 61.6 per cent of their homes being single-family dwellings, that makes this an even more "family friendly" community.

An even better number shows that 99 per cent of the family-owned homes are single-family, compared to Nashville with 94.4 per cent. When it comes to rental in this area that are single-family, that number is 27 per cent. Nashville haas 25.5.

Since the peak of the U.S. housing bubble in the early 2000s, the proportion of housing units authorized for single-family homes has decreased significantly—from 78.0% in 2005 to 58.9% in 2015. Although there was a modest rebound in single-family construction post-2015, which gained momentum during the pandemic, this surge has since subsided. In 2023, only 61.8% of new construction was allocated to single-family units. This ongoing underinvestment has led to an estimated shortfall of approximately 6.5 million single-family homes—a primary contributor to elevated housing prices.

But while adequate supply of single-family homes is a current challenge, single-family units remain the norm in most places. Researchers calculated the percentage of housing units that are single-family, then ranked states accordingly.

Here are the key findings from the report for Tennessee:

• In Tennessee, 90.8% of owner-occupied units are single-family, defined as “single unit, detached” or “single unit, attached.”
• By comparison, only 39.1% of Tennessee renters live in single-family homes.
• Overall, 73.9% of Tennessee housing units are single-family—the 15th largest share of any U.S. state.

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