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Two-story homes in Murray.
Every home listed as two stories on the Murray market, fed straight from the MLS and sorted newest first, with a clear read on where the upstairs floor plan fits in a city built mostly on the rambler.
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The newest two-story listings.
Fed straight from the local MLS and filtered to homes listed as two stories: new Murray listings appear here as they list, and sold homes drop off. The read on where two-story fits in Murray is just below.
Buying here
Check how the basement stacks with the upstairs.
A Murray two-story often adds a full basement on top of the two levels above grade, so it can run three usable floors on a modest lot. Tell me your space needs and I will have the Murray-area partner agent I work with flag the next match and walk the floor plan with you.
Selling here
Selling a two-story home in Murray?
That layout is less common than the rambler here, and buyers on this page are searching for it directly. List with the Murray-area partner agent I connect you with and get featured on the page they are reading.
Listing information comes from the local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The local read
What two-story homes mean in Murray.
Two-story is the space-per-dollar play almost everywhere, and Murray is no exception, but here it is the secondary form rather than the headline. Murray is a built-out, central-valley city whose housing story is told in brick, and the bulk of that brick is the 1940s through 1970s mid-century core, where the rambler and the split-entry lead and the full two-story is present but less common. Where two-story does show up, it tends to be later builds, the occasional larger older home, and the infill that has filled in a city that grows by replacing rather than expanding.
The Murray detail worth knowing is the basement. The Salt Lake Valley frost line is deep, so foundations go down regardless and basements are the norm on the older detached stock. Pair that with two levels above grade and a two-story home in Murray is often three usable floors of living: main level, upstairs bedrooms, and a finished or unfinished basement below. That is a lot of square footage on a modest mid-century lot, which is exactly why the format earns its keep when a one-level footprint would not fit the program. Read the stories field and the floor plan to see how the space is actually stacked.
If you are weighing two-story against one level, the honest trade is footprint versus stairs. A two-story stacks the square footage and leaves more yard; a rambler spreads it out and eats more of the lot. Murray's signature form is the rambler, so if a single main level is the priority the single-story page is the better starting point.
True new detached construction is scarce in Murray, so a brand-new two-story usually means catching infill or a teardown-rebuild rather than a subdivision of them, and a fair amount of the genuinely new two-level product is attached townhomes near the rail stations. Whole-home prices cover the Murray range and a roomier two-story often lands in the upper part of it. Earlier in the process than show me listings? Start with the Murray guide for the whole picture, and when a home below reads right, that is the moment to reach out.
What counts as two-story here
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Two levels over a basement: the common Murray version. Main level, upstairs bedrooms, and a finished or unfinished basement below, which often makes three usable floors on a modest lot.
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Later builds and infill: two-story shows up more in Murray's newer and replacement stock than in the 1940s-70s core, where the rambler and split-entry lead. Systems on these tend to be younger.
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Not the same as a split-level: a true two-story stacks full floors. A split-entry or tri-level steps half-flights between levels and photographs differently, and Murray has a great many of those.
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Read the listing, not the photo: the stories field and the floor plan tell the truth about how many real levels you are buying and whether the basement is finished.
The local map
Where the two-story homes actually are.
Two-story homes turn up across Murray, but they follow the newer and infill stock more than the mid-century core. Murray publishes no formal neighborhood map, so orient by landmarks. Here is where to look.
The east side toward 900 East
Established 1950s to 1970s brick neighborhoods climbing east of State Street toward 900 East and the Holladay line, with Wheeler Historic Farm anchoring the southeast. This is the city's stronger price band on bigger lots, so the larger two-story homes and roomier later builds tend to surface here.
Fireclay and the north end
The transit-oriented district around the Murray North rail stop holds most of the city's newest construction, which is condos and townhomes rather than detached. Two-level product here is largely attached, so expect townhome rows near the rail more than freestanding two-story houses.
The Fashion Place and south end
Around the regional mall near 6100 South State and the Fashion Place West rail stop down to the Midvale line, the stock mixes 1960s ramblers with newer rows. Two-story homes here often mean the newer townhome product alongside the occasional later detached build.
Infill and teardown-rebuilds across the grid
Because Murray grows by replacing rather than expanding, a fair share of detached two-story homes are newer houses dropped onto older streets. These can sit anywhere in the mid-century grid, so the year built on the listing matters more than the part of town.
The Murray Park and Vine Street core
The oldest part of the city around the park and old downtown holds mostly mid-century ramblers and cottages, so a two-story here is more often a larger older home or an infill rebuild than a typical subdivision two-story. Mature trees and walkability to the park are the draw.
The hospital and Murray Central side
The blocks near Intermountain Medical Center and Murray Central station trade on transit proximity. Newer attached two-level homes within a walk of the FrontRunner and TRAX hub move on convenience, so a two-story townhome here pairs the upstairs floor plan with a car-light commute.
Before you tour: what to actually check
Stories field vs. layout: confirm the listing is a true two-story and not a split-entry or tri-level, which step half-flights between levels and live differently. Murray has a great many split layouts mixed in.
Count the real levels: with a basement, a Murray two-story is often three usable floors. Check whether the basement is finished, and whether the square footage on the listing counts it.
Era and systems: an older two-story is worth a hard look at the roof, furnace, electrical panel, and sewer lateral age; on a newer infill build, ask what was permitted and inspected.
Stairs and daily flow: two levels means the bedrooms and the main living are split by a staircase. Walk it the way you would actually live it, including hauling groceries and laundry.
Lot and yard trade: a two-story stacks the footprint and usually leaves more yard than a rambler on the same lot. Look at what that buys you outside, and whether there is room for what you park.
Utilities and the parcel: Murray runs its own municipal power and bills power, water, sewer, garbage, and stormwater on one combined city account, with natural gas billed separately. Pull a recent bill, since more square footage means more to heat and cool.
Want the two-story shortlist without the homework?
Tell me your budget, the part of Murray you like, how many real levels you want once the basement is counted, and the must-haves. I will connect you with a trusted Murray-area partner agent for the on-the-ground work and stay on the file for the homework and the financing. You get a local who knows the streets and a second set of eyes who answers to you, with straight talk about which listings are true two-stories and which are split-levels wearing a two-story photo.
Selling a two-story home in Murray? The buyers reading this page want exactly that. List it with the Murray-area partner agent I connect you with, and your home gets featured across MovingUtah, on the pages they are already reading.
Quick answers
Two-story shopping, answered.
Less common than the rambler. Murray is a built-out mid-century city, and the bulk of the older stock is 1940s through 1970s brick ramblers and split-entries, with the full two-story present but secondary. Where two-story shows up it tends to be later builds, larger older homes, and infill. The rambler is the city's signature form, so the single-story search usually has more to choose from, and the live listings above are the honest count for two-story on any given week.
Often three usable floors. The Salt Lake Valley frost line is deep, so basements are the norm on the older detached stock, which means a two-story here is frequently main level, upstairs bedrooms, and a finished or unfinished basement below. That is a lot of square footage on a modest mid-century lot. Check the stories field and whether the listing counts the basement square footage.
They follow the newer and infill stock more than the mid-century core. The east side toward 900 East carries the larger detached two-story homes on bigger lots, while Fireclay, the south end near Fashion Place, and the rail stations hold newer two-level townhome product. Because Murray grows by replacing rather than expanding, detached two-story houses also surface as teardown-rebuilds across the grid, so the year built matters as much as the part of town.
It comes down to footprint versus stairs. A two-story stacks the square footage and usually leaves more yard, while a rambler spreads everything onto one main level and eats more of the lot. Murray's signature form is the rambler, so if one-level living is the priority the single-story page is the place to start. The single-story page covers the alternatives, and I am happy to walk through the trade with you.
No, and the difference matters here because Murray has a great many split-entries. A true two-story stacks full floors, one directly above the other. A split-entry or tri-level steps a few short flights between half-levels, so you enter on a landing and go up to the bedrooms and down to a family room. It can photograph like a two-story or a rambler, so check the listing's stories count.
Tell me the budget, the part of town, and how many real levels you want once the basement is counted, and I will connect you with a Murray-area partner agent and flag matching listings as they go live. Because Murray inventory runs thin in a built-out city, hearing about the right two-story early is most of the battle, and I stay on the file for the financing side.