Fair Lawn, NJ 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.

Fair Lawn

73.1

#784 nationally

Murphy

72.9

#811 nationally

Fair Lawn leads in walk score (60 vs 13). Murphy leads in cost of living index (133 vs 144). Murphy leads in median household income ($152,847 vs $141,540).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fair Lawn, NJ	Murphy, TX
WhereAtHome Score	73.1 (#784)	72.9 (#811)
Population	35,564	20,920
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$739,017	$573,140
Median Household Income	$141,540	$152,847
Average Commute	33.5 min	32.4 min
Walk Score	60	13
Crime Level	1.2	1.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	144	133
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+3.4	R+11.2