Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$507,500
Salt Lake City $515,400
Median rent$1,500/mo
Salt Lake City $1,583/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Salt Lake City 29%
Murray
Salt Lake County50,188 residents2 school districts
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
3rd of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. Strong on amenities and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
72
Salt Lake City median 67
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Murray is like to live in, by category
Bars show Murray against Salt Lake City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · inactive
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Within-state proficiency—
percentile among districts in the same state
Student–teacher ratio22.4
Salt Lake City median 22.4
Graduation rate—
four-year adjusted cohort
Cost of living
14% of the score · 84/100
A−
Housing cost index95
Salt Lake City 100
Eff. tax rate0.45%
Salt Lake City 0.50%
Local sales tax7.42%
Salt Lake City median 7.42%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 86/100
A−
Mean commute20.7 min
Salt Lake City 22.8 min
Under 30 minutes80%
Salt Lake City 71%
Transit stops / sq mi17
Salt Lake City median 8.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 87/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés120
Salt Lake City median 70 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Salt Lake City median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks61
Salt Lake City median 72 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$90,746
Salt Lake City $98,083
Unemployment3.8%
Salt Lake City 3.8%
Professional occupations48%
Salt Lake City 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Murray on housing & affordability
Murray's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
South Jordan9 mi from MurrayB− 72 B− Riverton10 mi from MurrayB− 69 B− Holladay3 mi from MurrayB− 75 B Bluffdale12 mi from MurrayC+ 67 C+ Cottonwood Heights5 mi from MurrayC+ 73 B Stansbury Park22 mi from MurrayC+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Murray
Is Murray, UT a good place to live?
Murray scores 72 out of 100, 3rd of 21 Salt Lake City suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Murray expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $507,500, 2% below the Salt Lake City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.45%. $1,500/mo is the median gross rent.
How long is the commute from Murray?
The mean commute is 20.7 min, with 80% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 17 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Murray?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 120 restaurants and cafés and 61 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Murray old or new?
The median home in Murray was built in 1978 — older than the Salt Lake City median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 63% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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