Salt Lake City vs Murray
Salt Lake City, UT compared with Murray, UT · 9 miles apart
Salt Lake City has 218,428 residents to Murray’s 53,297. Salt Lake City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Murray does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Salt Lake City, UT | Murray, UT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 218,428 | 53,297 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,970 | 4,314 |
| Median household income | $75,090 | $90,746 |
| Median home value | $539,500 | $507,500 |
| Median rent | $1,414 | $1,500 |
| Homeownership | 45.8% | 64.7% |
| Average commute | 19.5 min | 20.7 min |
| Median age | 32.9 | 38.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51.5% | 41.9% |
| Poverty rate | 13.6% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 5.6× |
| Clear days a year | — | 62 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 57 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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