Murphy Apartment Locator: Houses for Rent Between Plano and Wylie
As your Murphy apartment locator, we checked 23 places this week, with prices from $890 a month after free rent. Murphy is a small Collin County city of houses between Plano, Sachse and Wylie, with almost no regular apartment buildings. Owners lease the houses and townhomes, and the school districts keep rents high. FM-544 carries you west toward Plano's jobs, and Murphy has no DART service.
- Typical 1 bedroom
- $1,180/mo
- Places with homes available
- 23
- With a special
- 43%
- Our help costs you
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Murphy apartments by size this week
We checked 23 places in and near Murphy on November 6, 2026. Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees. Pick your size to see the best deals.
This week in Murphy
Price by building age, after free rent
For a studio here, newer buildings cost about $61 a month less than middle age ones. Newer doesn't have to mean pricier.
For a 1 bedroom here, newer buildings cost only about $116 a month more than middle age ones. That's not much extra for a newer home.
On a 2 bedroom here, middle age buildings run about $156 a month less than newer ones. If price matters most, start with them.
On a 3 bedroom here, middle age buildings run about $190 a month less than newer ones. If price matters most, start with them.
43%
of places here have a move-in special
Firm free rent offers here give about 10 weeks.
−$53
typical 3 bedroom since November 1
Prices here are easing. A good week to look.
Our picks in Murphy
Places we like right now, in each kind of building. Tell us your budget, and we'll send the names and floor plans.
Newer buildings
Built or redone since 2015
1 / 71 Bedroom from $1,149/moUp to 8 weeks freeOur takeBrand new and roomy, with maintenance that often fixes things the same day; ask how parking works first.Get the name →
1 / 81 Bedroom from $1,163/moUp to 8 weeks freeOur takeAbout $87 a month less than similar newer buildings in Murphy for a 1 bedroom, after free rent.Get the name →
1 / 81 Bedroom from $1,330/moOur takeBuilt in the last six years, so the homes still feel new.Get the name →
Find your best deal in Murphy
Pick what you want. We compare each deal with buildings like it here: same size, about the same age.
Circles show the general area, not the building. Numbers match the deals below.
1 / 8Top deal on this list
$138 below similar 1 bedrooms here
Low price, no special needed
$1,080
/mo
1 bed · 617 sq ft · $1.75 per sq ft
Garland · Class B · Built 2017 · 3.5+ stars on Google
Down $50 since November 1 · 24 homes available this week
Get the name and floor plan
1 / 7$113 below similar studios here
Studio · 580 sq ft · $1.98 per sq ft
Garland · Class A · Built 2020 · 3.5+ stars on Google
Down $35 since November 1 · 6 homes available this week
No special needed
$1,150/moGet the name
1 / 8$245 below similar 2 bedrooms here
2 bed · 948 sq ft · $1.31 per sq ft
Wylie · Class B · Built 2002, renovated recently · 3.5+ stars on Google
Down $25 since November 1 · 20 homes available this week
No special needed
$1,240/moGet the name
1 / 8$55 below similar 3 bedrooms here
3 bed · 1,491 sq ft · $1.50 per sq ft
Garland · Class B · Built 2017 · 3.5+ stars on Google
2 homes available this week
Up to 8 weeks free on some homes
$2,237/moGet the name
Prices are rent only. Monthly fees and the deposit are extra. Ask for your list, and we'll send the names and floor plans.
Nothing here matches all of that this week. Tell us what you want and we'll look for buildings that fit.
Why our prices are lower than what the community quotes
When a community gives free rent, we spread it over the whole lease and show what you pay a month on average. The community quotes the full rent, and many take the free rent off your first months. You pay the same total either way. Our way lets you compare one deal with another. Fees and the deposit are extra.
See all the numbers: prices by size, newer vs. older, week by week
Prices by size
"Middle half" is the range half the places here start in. A price under it beats about 3 in 4 places.
| Size | Typical | Cheapest | Middle half | Per sq ft | Since November 1 | Places open |
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| Studio | $1,241 | $890 | $1,150 to $1,285 | $2.07 | no change | 5 |
| 1 bed | $1,180 | $896 | $1,093 to $1,271 | $1.83 | down $26 | 22 |
| 2 bed | $1,660 | $1,240 | $1,592 to $1,805 | $1.57 | down $38 | 23 |
| 3 bed | $2,255 | $1,699 | $2,071 to $2,401 | $1.59 | down $53 | 18 |
| 4 bed | $2,772 | $2,408 | n/a | $1.45 | no change | 3 |
Newer vs. older buildings
Newer means built or redone since 2015. Middle means mostly 1995 to 2014. Older means built before 1995. Prices are for a 1 bedroom. How we sort them
| Buildings | Typical 1 bed | With a special | Usual weeks free | Per sq ft | Places |
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| Newer (Class A) | $1,250 | 55% | 10 weeks | $1.79 | 11 |
| Middle (Class B) | $1,134 | 33% | n/a | $1.50 | 12 |
Prices week by week
The typical price from each weekly check since Oct 28. A line heading down means prices here are easing.
Each place's price is its lowest listed available apartment of that size, after any firm free rent and before fees. We leave out income restricted, tax credit, 55+ and student housing. Prices can change any day, so get the final price in writing from the building before you apply.
Areas we cover inside Murphy
Maxwell CreekMaxwell Creek winds through Murphy with a greenbelt trail along much of it.
The homes near it are established subdivisions, and rentals here come up as houses.
Murphy MarketplaceMurphy Marketplace is the shopping center at FM 544 and Murphy Road, where most of the town's retail sits.
Rentals in Murphy are mostly houses and townhomes, and Plano's apartments and shopping are a short drive west.
Timbers Nature PreserveTimbers Nature Preserve is a wooded preserve with trails on the north side of town.
The streets around it are houses, with rentals listed one at a time by individual owners.
Murphy Central ParkMurphy Central Park sits on North Murphy Road with ballfields, a pond and trails, near city hall and the municipal complex.
The subdivisions around it are mostly houses.
FM-544 CorridorFM 544 runs east to west through Murphy, linking it to Plano and Wylie.
Shopping centers and subdivisions sit along it, and it carries the town's heaviest commute traffic.
Murphy Has Almost No Apartments: Leased Houses Instead
- We tell you plainly to try Wylie or east Plano when you want an apartment community with posted rules
- We look up Plano ISD or Wylie ISD for the exact street, since the line cuts through town
- We point out the 8am backup on FM-544 toward Plano before you pick a house
FM-544, the Bush Turnpike and No Transit
FM-544 is the main road through town, west into Plano and east to Wylie, and it backs up westbound in the morning. The Bush Turnpike runs past the south and southwest side through Richardson and Garland. It's a quick toll road to US-75 and the Tollway, so Texas Instruments and the Richardson offices are a short drive. Downtown Dallas is about 23 miles out.
Murphy isn't a DART member, so there's no train and no bus to plan around. Budget for a car, insurance and gas. Murphy Marketplace (FM-544 at Murphy Road) covers the weekly errands, and Murphy Central Park ties into the Maxwell Creek Trail.
What rents in Murphy, and who decides
The city was built as a suburb of houses, and the rentals show it: houses, townhomes and the odd duplex, leased by their owners. The two school districts push those prices up. The Plano ISD and Wylie ISD line splits the city along streets you wouldn't guess, so look up the address if schools matter to you.
Every owner sets the lease length, pet rules, parking, yard duties and screening, and an HOA can add its own limits on top. A complicated credit file gets a different answer at each house. If you want posted rules and more choice, Wylie and east Plano have both for less.
Living in Murphy
Murphy is a small Collin County city between Plano and Wylie. Days here run along FM 544, with creek trails, a central park, a new H-E-B and one big fall festival.
Getting around Murphy
By our count, it's about 29 minutes to Legacy West at 8am, 46 to DFW Airport, 50 to the Medical District and 52 to Downtown Dallas. Murphy Road splits the town down the middle past city hall, and McCreary Road on the west side leads to the H-E-B at FM 544.
FM 544 Murphy
The road for nearly every errand and the drive west to Plano; leave before 7:30am to skip the westbound backup.
- Plano commutes
- Errand runs
Groceries on FM 544
The H-E-B at FM 544 and McCreary Road has a barbecue counter, a drive thru pharmacy and a fuel station. A Walmart sits on West FM 544, and a Kroger is a short drive away, so most weekly runs never leave FM 544.
H-E-B Murphy
The big new grocery stop on FM 544; go early on weekdays, grab barbecue for dinner, and fill up on the way out.
- Weekly groceries
- Barbecue dinners
Maize Days in Central Park
Murphy Maize Days, the city's corn themed fall festival, falls on the first Saturday in October in Murphy Central Park on North Murphy Road. Entry is free, with paid wristbands for unlimited rides. The rest of the year, the park's ball fields, pond and trails are the town's main gathering spot.
Murphy Central Park
Come for Maize Days in early October, or walk the trails around the pond on a weekday evening.
- Fall festival
- Pond walks
Murphy questions
Are there actual apartments in Murphy?
Hardly any. Rentals are houses and townhomes leased by their owners. For a leasing office and more floor plans at lower rents, Wylie and east Plano are the better search, and we'll tell you that up front.
Is my Murphy address in Plano ISD or Wylie ISD?
It could be either. The line splits the city along streets you wouldn't guess, so ask the district about the exact address.
Why do Murphy rentals cost more?
Mostly the school districts. Owners charge more for the Plano ISD and Wylie ISD addresses, so houses here run above similar ones in Wylie and east Plano. Each owner sets the rent, so compare house to house. Nearby apartments are a good check on a house's asking rent. Their one bedrooms run around $1,180 right now.
What are the owner's rules for renting here?
Whatever each owner decides: lease length, pets, parking, lawn care, plus any HOA rules. Ask for the lease and the HOA documents before you commit.
Will a Murphy owner rent to me with credit problems?
With owners, the answer is a coin toss, since each decides alone. A messy file does better with companies that post their rules, and Wylie and east Plano have many more communities that approve with conditions.
Is there an apartment locator near Murphy?
Yes. With so little for rent in Murphy, we keep watch for houses owners lease when they come up. We put Wylie and east Plano apartment communities on the same list, including the east Plano ones zoned to Plano ISD.
Near Murphy
Wylie is the next city east on FM-544, Sachse borders the south side, and Plano begins just west.
Looking in Murphy?
Send your budget and the school district you need, and we'll pair any Murphy houses with nearby apartment options.
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