Menlo Park, CA 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.

Menlo Park

65.4

#1635 nationally

Murphy

72.9

#811 nationally

Murphy leads in crime level (1.2 vs 6.3). Menlo Park leads in walk score (58 vs 13). Menlo Park leads in median household income ($198,273 vs $152,847).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Menlo Park, CA	Murphy, TX
WhereAtHome Score	65.4 (#1635)	72.9 (#811)
Population	31,690	20,920
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$2,890,071	$573,140
Median Household Income	$198,273	$152,847
Average Commute	25.5 min	32.4 min
Walk Score	58	13
Crime Level	6.3	1.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	133
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+50.3	R+11.2