Salt Lake County city guide
Murray
A remarkable central location, municipal utilities, a beloved park, strong cultural arts, major healthcare, transit, mature neighborhoods, and easy valley-wide access.
Hello, Murray
A city in the middle of everything that still has a strong center of its own.
Murray occupies an unusually useful position between Salt Lake City, Millcreek, Holladay, Midvale, and Taylorsville. Intermountain Medical Center, Fashion Place, FrontRunner, TRAX, I-15, I-215, Murray Park, and a revived downtown theater create a rare blend of regional function and local identity.
Housing includes historic cottages, brick bungalows, mid-century ramblers, mature subdivisions, condos, townhomes, apartments, and infill. City and service boundaries, home era, hospital traffic, transit, nearby redevelopment, mature trees, and renovation quality matter.
Explore the city
A few Murray settings
Downtown Murray
Historic buildings, Murray Theater, city hall, transit, local businesses, cottages, and planned reinvestment.
Murray Park area
Trails, arboretum, amphitheater, pools, sports, mature homes, and year-round cultural life.
East Murray
Established neighborhoods, larger lots, mountain views, Holladay access, and mature landscaping.
Fashion Place area
Regional shopping, dining, I-215 access, condos, apartments, traffic, and redevelopment potential.
Medical Center district
Healthcare employment, FrontRunner, TRAX, apartments, townhomes, hospital activity, and central access.
West Murray
Jordan River connections, mixed home eras, employment areas, I-15 access, and varied utility boundaries.
Finding your fit
The city boundary matters here—especially when the utility bill arrives.
Confirm every provider
Murray operates several municipal utilities, but some properties use outside providers. Verify the exact service map.
Inspect by home era
Review sewer lateral, electrical, plumbing, roof, foundation, additions, radon, mature trees, and permits.
Visit around major uses
Note hospital traffic, rail lines, State Street, shopping activity, parking, schools, and evening patterns.
Review future context
Check downtown plans, transit-area development, vacant parcels, zoning, road work, and nearby applications.
Local flavor
Fun Days, amphitheater nights, lunch concerts, park swims, theater lights, chalk art, fireworks, and trees with excellent seniority.
Murray Fun Days fills July Fourth with races, breakfast, a parade, chalk and plein-air art, games, cars, food, music, and fireworks. Arts in the Park adds summer concerts, children’s matinees, musicals, and evening performances.
Murray Park’s arboretum, amphitheater, aquatic center, sports fields, and trails form an exceptional civic core. The restored Murray Theater, Jordan River Parkway, Fashion Place, Wheeler Farm nearby, and easy transit broaden the menu.
Explore Murray, Utah real estate
Search live MLS inventory and compare historic homes, mid-century neighborhoods, condos, townhomes, transit-oriented housing, and newer infill.
Live MLS listings
Newest Murray listings
Use the live MLS search to view current homes, save favorites, and request listing alerts.
Move-in helper
Connect Murray utilities
Start with Murray City
Murray Utility Billing provides power, water, sewer, garbage, and stormwater in many—but not all—areas.
Municipal power and water
Confirm whether Murray Power and Murray Water serve the parcel or an outside provider applies.
Sewer and waste
Verify Murray or district sewer, lateral responsibility, city or district waste collection, containers, and final balances.
Natural gas
Set up service with Enbridge Gas and confirm meter access.
Internet and mail
Compare fiber and wired providers, building agreements, installation timing, cellular coverage, and USPS delivery.
Before closing day
Confirm exact providers, all balances, sewer lateral, containers, HOA coverage, transfers, and broadband installation.
Murray mailing and municipal boundaries do not guarantee Murray-owned utilities. Verify the parcel directly.
Worth the scoop
Ice cream in and near Murray
Brooker’s Founding Flavors — Midvale
House-made super-premium ice cream and drinking chocolate with playful historical flair.
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream — Fort Union
Fresh-made ice cream with whole-fruit flavors and a deep rotating menu.
Cold Stone Creamery
Fresh-churned super-premium ice cream mixed to order on State Street.
Premium-first ordering reflects production style and ingredients, not paid placement. Check current hours directly.
Murray pairs central convenience with enough local identity to feel like more than a midpoint.
Let’s compare neighborhoods, home eras, utilities, transit, healthcare access, parks, and the daily route.