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Murray is a mid-size city of 50,188 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's about 9 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $508k and rent runs about $2k a month.
50,188people
$508kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
62"Snow
261Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 50,188
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,082 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $508k (≈$3,200/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,738 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SLC airport
- 11 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,351 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 994 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Salt Lake County: D+10 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk