McMurrayPA
4,286 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Is McMurray a good place to live?
McMurray’s middle household income is $155,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 2 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than McMurray. The biggest park or preserve is Rolling Hills Park, at 73 acres. We don’t grade McMurray yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave McMurray for work
Where McMurray’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Acrisure Stadium and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McMurray. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
12 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
12 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
14 mi Theme parkKennywood
12 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
12 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
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Moving to McMurray: who provides what
McMurray is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in McMurray.
A typical McMurray home is worth about $448K
Home values are up 2.3% over the year to September 2026. On the market in McMurray: a median 63 days to sell. In McMurray, the typical sale closed at 98% of the list price.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
McMurray has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. 84% of McMurray’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2013: 3.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
McMurray has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For working residents in McMurray, the share who work locally is 2.4%. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (20%), Peters Township (10%) and Cecil Township (6%). The average commute locally is 31 minutes. Half commute less than 11 miles.
| McMurray | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is McMurray’s year
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 21°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of McMurray’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Among adults in McMurray, 10% report frequent physical distress and 10% smoke cigarettes. Against the Pennsylvania average, McMurray comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1. In McMurray, just over four in five adults had a checkup this year.
| McMurray | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | McMurray | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 1.6% of McMurray
0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. McMurray’s density of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| McMurray | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rolling Hills Park | 0.5 mi | 73 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about McMurray
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of McMurray
About 3 of every 100 McMurray residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About McMurray
Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, US
McMurray is a census-designated place (CDP) in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,736 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Its ZIP Code is 15317, which it shares with neighboring borough Canonsburg. McMurray is a civic and commercial hub for Peters Township: the Peters Township municipal building (610 East McMurray Road) and the Peters Township Public Library (616 East McMurray Road) are both located in McMurray.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
McMurray’s neighbors
One town shares a border with McMurray.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurray | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thompsonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
McMurray and Thompsonville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare McMurray with a neighbor →
Questions about McMurray
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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