Ranked #10 in D Magazine’s 2006 Rating the Suburbs, Murphy is a small, fast-growing community with a history that goes back to the early 1900's. Murphy is located in southeastern Collin county, on the Northeastern fringe of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Situated midway between Plano and Wylie on FM 544, Murphy is two miles south of the famous South Fork Ranch. Its borders enclose only 3.8 square miles, and it shares borders with Plano, Richardson, Wylie, Sachse, and Parker. Approximately 20 miles from downtown Dallas and about 30 miles from D/FW Airport, it is a popular choice for those working in downtown.

The community supports plans to continue to foster the country-living atmosphere, though with fewer large lots. Minimum lot sizes are 9,000 square feet, and the average lot size trend toward 12,000 square feet.