Taxes & Insurance in Murray
Murray applies Utah's statewide flat income and sales tax structure, alongside Salt Lake County's property tax rate -- now subject to a real, disclosed 2026-2027 budget increase this record covers honestly.
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Learn moreUtah's flat 4.45% state income tax
Utah's flat individual income tax rate ran 4.45% for tax year 2026 per Senate Bill 60, applying statewide to Murray residents the same as any other Utah resident.
Salt Lake County's property tax rate and its real 2026-2027 increase
Salt Lake County's effective property tax rate ran a real, disclosed 0.55%-0.58% spread across sources (this record uses 0.56%). The county's own portion represents roughly 17% of a homeowner's total property tax bill, with cities, school districts, and other service districts making up the remaining 83%. The Salt Lake County 2026-2027 budget was passed with a real, disclosed property tax increase of approximately 14.65% -- a Murray homeowner's actual bill may run meaningfully higher than the pre-increase figure.
A 7.25% combined sales tax
Murray's combined sales tax rate ran 7.25% as of 2026.
Insurance: a real, general Wasatch Front earthquake consideration
Murray sits within the broader Wasatch Fault region shared by every market in this project's Utah batch -- confirm current homeowners insurance cost and availability directly for a specific Murray address.
Key takeaways
- Utah's flat 4.45% income tax applies statewide, including in Murray.
- Salt Lake County's effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.56%, before a real, disclosed ~14.65% 2026-2027 budget increase.
- Murray's combined sales tax rate ran 7.25% as of 2026.
- Confirm current homeowners insurance cost and availability directly given the shared Wasatch Fault earthquake risk.
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