The typical Murray home is valued right around $500,000, so under $700K sits well above the middle. This is the upper-mid bracket, the east-side band, larger lots, and the best of the city's detached stock, fed live from the MLS and priced high to low.
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The local read
Under $700K is the upper-mid of the Murray market.
The frame first: with the typical Murray home at around $507,500 (U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024), under $700K sits comfortably above the median. This is upper-mid territory. The question at this number is not whether to get a genuinely good home, but which kind: the east-side band with larger lots and Holladay-adjacent ground, a fully remodeled mid-century home in one of the city's premier blocks, or the top of the newer attached product.
What the budget reaches here includes the city's strongest detached ground. The east side, streets climbing toward 900 East and the Holladay border, carries larger lots, quieter streets, and the kind of established maturity that only comes with decades of trees and sidewalks. Wheeler Historic Farm anchors the southeast edge of this band. On the other end, a fully renovated mid-century home with a designer kitchen and updated systems fits this bracket on the city's best interior streets.
Competition is calmer at this number. Fewer buyers compete per listing, which means more room to evaluate, though a standout home at the right price still draws interest. Murray's thin inventory is structural in a built-out city, so patience and comp awareness matter more than speed here. A pre-approval keeps a buyer ready to act when the right fit lists.
Comparing brackets? The under $600K page is one step below, where larger updated detached starts. The under $800K page reaches the top of the standard market. The Murray guide sets the full city picture, and connecting with the local expert is how the search gets specific.
Stretch math
One rung up:under $800K is the top of the standard market, the largest and best-positioned homes in the city, on the strongest lots, before the market thins into the custom tier.
One rung down:under $600K is one step above the median, with larger updated ramblers and the lower east-side band, at a somewhat broader and more active pool than this page.
Either way: The bracket is a search filter, not a verdict. Share the must-haves and a local expert will map them to the rung where they actually live.
Typical home value (all of Murray)~$507,500U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, verify annually
What this page coversThe upper-mid of the marketLocal MLS, verify quarterly
Busiest competitionLate spring into summerLocal MLS pattern
How this works. Scott Buehler is licensed in both real estate and mortgage lending and may assist with financing across Utah; local representation in Murray comes through a partner agent. Every role is disclosed, and you are always free to choose your own agent and your own lender. More on How I Work.
What the money buys
Under $700K comes in three shapes.
Almost everything in this bracket is one of three kinds of home, and at this number each one is a strong option rather than a compromise. The choice is about which strength matters most in the search.
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East-side band, larger lots
Homes on the established streets climbing east of State Street toward 900 East and the Holladay border, the city's strongest location band. Larger lots, quieter streets, and the Wheeler Historic Farm corner on the southeast edge. Ground and location are doing a lot of the work here.
The trade: more budget per square foot in exchange for the strongest lot and location in the city.
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Fully remodeled mid-century on premier blocks
The best examples of the mid-century core: brick ramblers and split-entries on the city's strongest interior streets, with full kitchen and bath renovations, updated mechanicals, and a condition that leaves nothing for a buyer to do. The city's signature stock at its most finished.
The trade: an older build decade in exchange for a turn-key home on a mature, established street.
03
Premium newer attached product
The top of the city's townhome market: the largest floor plans, the best finishes, and the best-located projects. A lower-maintenance choice that reaches upper-mid price through size and quality rather than a modest trade-off.
The trade: a shared wall in exchange for a large, well-finished home with low near-term upkeep.
Any single week leans heavier in one shape than another in a thin market. The live grid below shows which is available right now. Use the on-grid filters to set a floor and narrow by beds, baths, or type.
Hold, stretch, or step down
How the rungs trade.
The bracket below and the bracket above buy a different kind of home, not a smaller or bigger version of this one. Here is the honest, list-price read on what changes when you cross a line. The middle column is this page.
How Murray homes compare across the under $600k, under $700k, and under $800k price brackets.
The strongest east-side lots and full top-tier finishes
More budget for the premier ground and full renovation
The most budget on the standard ladder
What you usually gain
More square footage and better finishes than the median
Larger lots, east-side ground, and best-in-class finishes
The city's strongest ground and the largest footprints
Where it tends to land you
The better established streets and the lower east-side band
The east-side band and the premier established blocks
The strongest east-side streets and the top of the market
How the competition feels
Steady, with room to evaluate
Calmer, with fewer buyers competing
Patient and comp-driven at the top
The rung is a starting filter, not a verdict. The right one comes down to the one or two must-haves driving the search. Share those and a local expert will map them to the right line.
Priced high to low
The listings under $700K.
Fed straight from the local MLS and capped at $700,000: new Murray listings in the upper-mid bracket appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. Use the on-grid filters to set your own floor and narrow by beds, baths, or type.
If the grid looks thin today, that is the real market, not a glitch: inventory in this bracket moves in waves and some weeks it genuinely runs lean. Tell us what you are after and the team will flag the next match as soon as it lists.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
A four-step play
How to move in the upper-mid market.
This bracket rewards precision over speed. With fewer buyers competing, the work is matching the right strength, east-side ground, a full renovation, or size, to the actual priorities.
1
Get pre-approved first
A pre-approval letter still anchors a serious offer and signals readiness to act. Sort it early, so the timing is in the buyer's hands when the right home lists.
2
Decide which strength you are buying
East-side lot and location, a fully remodeled interior, or a large premium townhome: the three rarely arrive together at one price. Naming the priority up front focuses a thin market search.
3
Get on first-look alerts
Standout homes on the east-side band and premier blocks still draw interest in season. A first-look alert means evaluating them before the market has fully responded.
4
Tour with a local read on the comps
Knowing what an east-side lot, a full renovation, or a top-tier finish is genuinely worth in Murray is what local market experience provides. Walk the buying process and the art of the offer whenever the detail helps.
Shopping the upper-mid, where east-side ground and full renovations come into range?
At this number the question is which strength to buy: east-side location, a fully finished interior, or a premium footprint. A local expert who knows Murray's block-by-block value map will flag the right fits and read the comps before the offer.
Selling a Murray home under $700K? The buyers reading this page are searching for exactly what you have. List it with the local partner agent featured for Murray and it gets featured across MovingUtah, on the pages they are already reading. Referrals to a partner agent may involve a referral fee, always disclosed up front.
Upper-mid homes: the east-side band with larger lots and Holladay-adjacent ground, fully remodeled mid-century ramblers on the city's premier interior blocks, and the top of the newer townhome market. At this number each option is a strong choice rather than a compromise. The mix shifts week to week, so let the live listings above show the current reality.
I set Murray's price brackets from the inventory actually listed here, so they track how buyers in Murray really search. Under $700K is upper-mid territory, where location, lot quality, and full-renovation condition become the questions.
Yes. The under $600K page covers a solid pool of larger updated ramblers and the lower east-side band, with more listings and a touch more competition than this page.
Longer than the median, with fewer buyers competing and more room for evaluation, though a well-priced east-side home or a fully remodeled mid-century can still draw fast attention in season. Murray's inventory is structurally thin at every rung.
Yes. Many of Murray's fully remodeled mid-century ramblers, rambler being the Utah word for single-story, fall in this bracket, often on the city's best interior and east-side streets. The single-story homes page filters for them.
A current pre-approval letter and a clear sense of which strength you are buying, whether east-side location, a full renovation, or premium size. With fewer rivals, patience and a careful comp read matter more than speed.