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Holladay vs Murray

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (9.9× in Murray) and home values (+50% in Holladay).

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Holladay, UTKnown for its schoolsUtah · 31,099 people
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Murray, UTA history townUtah · 50,188 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

HolladayKnown for its schools
Schools#14 for schools in UTof 117 towns Outdoors#18 most walkable in UT1.8 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Holladay →
MurrayA history town
HistorySettled in 184819 places on the National Register Outdoors#11 most walkable in UT18 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 87%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Murray →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails9.9×
Murray has more miles of trail
Murray 17.8 miHolladay 1.8 mi
Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Holladay
Holladay $763,400Murray $507,500
Growth since 2010+12.5 pts
Holladay has grown faster since 2010
Holladay +20.8%Murray +8.3%
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Holladay
Holladay $3,461Murray $2,422
Household income+29%
Households in Holladay earn more
Holladay $117,043Murray $90,746
Jobs per worker2.1×
Murray is more of a job hub
Murray 1.71Holladay 0.80
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,670 more a month in Holladay

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Holladay$4,760/mo
Typical home $846K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $1,704/mo · Housing →
Murray$3,090/mo
Typical home $547K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $1,500/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,670 a month, about $20,100 a year, between Holladay and Murray.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Holladay and Murray share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HolladayMurrayHolladayMurray
Holladay ↔ Murray3.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
878 Holladay residents work in Murray (6.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Holladay →
Report cards

Holladay places higher on 13 of 22 UT lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Utah ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–HolladayNot graded DMurraySafer than 14% of U.S. towns
Schools
CHolladayBetter than 27% of districts in the state CMurrayBetter than 29% of districts in the state
Health
A+HolladayHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns AMurrayHealthier than 87% of U.S. towns
13Holladay
9Murray

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 117 towns #14#83 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #111#49 Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #90#46 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 119 towns #3#58 Lowest property taxCost of living · 120 towns #105#58 HealthiestHealth · 119 towns #9#54 Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #47#87 Fewest smokersHealth · 119 towns #3#43

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Holladay’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
HolladayMurray
Snow a year56″56″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd79th
Outdoors & history
HolladayMurray
Trails2 mi18 mi
Conserved land3.9%4.1%
Settled18471848
National Register places1119
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here234
Community
HolladayMurray
Library hours a week58 hrs57 hrs
Colleges in town—2
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

HolladayMurray
People
Population 31,099Lowest 50,188Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +20.8%Highest UT: +18.4% +8.3%Lowest UT: +18.4%
Median age 40.6±1.5Highest 27% above UT 38.7±1.2Lowest 21% above UT
Holladay and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±2.1Highest UT: 27.8% 21.1%±1.6Lowest UT: 27.8%
Holladay and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±1.6Highest UT: 11.9% 17.8%±1.4Lowest UT: 11.9%
Holladay and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 59.2%Highest UT: 37.7% 41.9%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±1.1Highest UT: 8.1% 6.5%±1Lowest UT: 8.1%
Holladay and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,043±$11kHighest 23% above UT $90,746±$7kLowest 5% below UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $763,400±$38kHighest 56% above UT $507,500±$21kLowest 4% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,704±$94Highest 14% above UT $1,500±$63Lowest about the UT average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,461Highest 37% above UT $2,422Lowest 4% below UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39%±6.7Lowest UT: 47.2% 42.4%±5.9Highest UT: 47.2%
Murray and Holladay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest UT: 8.5% 6%Highest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.7%Highest UT: 70.2% 64.7%Lowest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than UT 1978Highest 14 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% below UT 21 minHighest 6% below UT
Work from home 24.4%±3.3Highest UT: 17.6% 20.5%±2.6Lowest UT: 17.6%
Holladay and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Lowest 11.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Lowest 1.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (34%)Salt Lake City (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in MurrayFew work in Holladay
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 14Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Lowest 112Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #14 of 117 in UT#83 of 117 in UT
School district Granite DistrictAcademy for Math Engineering & Science · Granite District
High school in town Olympus HighCottonwood High
Students per teacherat that high school 25.0Highest 23.1Lowest
Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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