Murray vs Kearns metro township

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Murray, UT

Area Score

Bottom 37% nationally

Kearns metro township, UT

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Murray

Kearns metro township

Opportunity

75 · Top 15%

71 · Top 21%

Climate

55 · Bottom 6%

Physical resilience

55 · Bottom 47%

Housing affordability

70 · Bottom 34%

72 · Bottom 36%

Access

99 · Top 8%

Economic stability

75 · Top 17%

79 · Top 10%

Measured values

Metric	Murray	Kearns metro township	Source period
Population	50,188	37,696	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$90,746	$86,968	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$47,071	$28,830	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	4,082/sq mi	8,138/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$507,500	$373,700	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,500	$1,744	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	64.7%	83.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.5%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.0%	0.0%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	13.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	94°F	94°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	24°F	24°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	15.5"	15.5"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	11 mi	10 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	22.3 min	27.4 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	38.7	32.2	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Murray

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire.

Kearns metro township

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire.

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