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Murray is a tiny town of 503 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 5 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 50 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
503people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,546/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
37"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 503
- Part of a metro area
- About 341 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to New York, NY
- 5 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,746/mo)
- Median rent $1,546/mo
- Median household income $244k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HVN airport
- 42 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 377 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,020 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 664 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: D+23 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.