Botsford vs Murray

A side-by-side comparison of Botsford and Murray: population, income, housing, and more.

Botsford and Murray are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Botsford has the higher population (702 vs 688 in Murray). Murray has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $205,469 in Botsford). Murray has the higher median home value ($970,800 vs $525,000 in Botsford).

Population, income & housing

	Botsford	Murray
Population	702	688
Median age	41.2 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$205,469	$250,001
Median home value	$525,000	$970,800
Housing units	171	296
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.3%	83.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Botsford	Murray
Population	540 → 702 (+30.0%)	898 → 688 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$104,719 → $205,469 (+96.2%)	$139,479 → $250,001 (+79.2%)
Median home value	$402,100 → $525,000 (+30.6%)	$717,600 → $970,800 (+35.3%)

Botsford

Population

540702

Median household income

$104,719$205,469

Median home value

$402,100$525,000

Murray

Population

898688

Median household income

$139,479$250,001

Median home value

$717,600$970,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Botsford	Murray
Under 5	4.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	13.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	5.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	3.4%	14.4%
55 to 64	33.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	6.4%	13.4%
75 and over	3.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Botsford	Murray
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	83.4%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Botsford	Murray
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.9%	4.5%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	52.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Botsford	Murray
Drove alone	60.6%	62.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	9.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.1%	27.4%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Botsford	Murray
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Botsford	Murray
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	4.11	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	23	37
Median year structure built	1987	1976