This suburb has an estimated population of more than 3100 residents sharing border lines with Allen, Parker, Sachse, St. Paul, Wylie, Lucas, Garland, and Richardson. Bariactric Care Center of Texas, Baylor Medical Center at Irving, and Lake Pointe Medical Center are the closest hospitals to Murphy which is 20 miles away from Dallas. More than 5 square miles of extension constitute the territories of this fast growing community part of the top ten list of the "Best Places to Live" according to the D Magazine, which is connected by the FM 544 and Murphy Road with the surrounding localities.