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Murray vs Holladay

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

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Murray, UTA history townUtah · 50,188 people
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Holladay, UTKnown for its schoolsUtah · 31,099 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Murray and Holladay share a border

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

MurrayHolladayMurrayHolladay
Murray ↔ Holladay3.4 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
DMurraySafer than 14% of U.S. towns –HolladayNot graded
Schools
CMurrayBetter than 29% of districts in the state CHolladayBetter than 27% of districts in the state
Health
AMurrayHealthier than 87% of U.S. towns A+HolladayHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns
9Murray
13Holladay

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

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

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Murray’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
MurrayHolladay
Snow a year56″56″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th73rd
Outdoors & history
MurrayHolladay
Trails18 mi2 mi
Conserved land4.1%3.9%
Settled18481847
National Register places1911
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here342
Community
MurrayHolladay
Library hours a week57 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town2—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

MurrayHolladay
People
Population 50,188Highest 31,099Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.3%Lowest UT: +18.4% +20.8%Highest UT: +18.4%
Median age 38.7±1.2Lowest 21% above UT 40.6±1.5Highest 27% 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 21.1%±1.6Lowest UT: 27.8% 24.2%±2.1Highest 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+ 17.8%±1.4Lowest UT: 11.9% 18.9%±1.6Highest 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+ 41.9%Lowest UT: 37.7% 59.2%Highest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±1Lowest UT: 8.1% 6.9%±1.1Highest 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 $90,746±$7kLowest 5% below UT $117,043±$11kHighest 23% above UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $507,500±$21kLowest 4% above UT $763,400±$38kHighest 56% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,500±$63Lowest about the UT average $1,704±$94Highest 14% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,422Lowest 4% below UT $3,461Highest 37% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.4%±5.9Highest UT: 47.2% 39%±6.7Lowest 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 6%Highest UT: 8.5% 4.1%Lowest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.7%Lowest UT: 70.2% 78.7%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 14 yrs older than UT 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 6% below UT 20 minLowest 10% below UT
Work from home 20.5%±2.6Lowest UT: 17.6% 24.4%±3.3Highest 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 11.1%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.71Highest 0.80Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (29%)Salt Lake City (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Holladay6% work in Murray
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.8 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 112Highest 103Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #83 of 117 in UT#14 of 117 in UT
School district Academy for Math Engineering & Science · Granite DistrictGranite District
High school in town Cottonwood HighOlympus High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.1Lowest 25.0Highest
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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