Cedar City, UT vs Murphy, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Cedar City

72.5

#871 nationally

Murphy

72.9

#811 nationally

Murphy leads in crime level (1.2 vs 4.0). Murphy leads in median household income ($152,847 vs $60,778). Cedar City leads in average commute (13.1 min vs 32.4 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cedar City, UT	Murphy, TX
WhereAtHome Score	72.5 (#871)	72.9 (#811)
Population	39,942	20,920
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$406,101	$573,140
Median Household Income	$60,778	$152,847
Average Commute	13.1 min	32.4 min
Walk Score	29	13
Crime Level	4.0	1.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	105	133
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+57.0	R+11.2