Numerous unique street cafes, evening dining options and a wine bar[16][17][18] have popped up alongside small businesses in creative fields which value the suburb's combined ease of access, walkability and village feel.

"Frogtopia," twin murals by local artist Anthony Breslin, feature in Attwood Lane between Neerim Road and the station.

Murrumbeena is a well-connected suburb with ease of access to public transport and main road arterials leading to freeways and CityLink.

Upon completion of the Metro Tunnel[19] in 2025, express city bound trains from Murrumbeena will be just 3/4 stops from Anzac (St Kilda Road)/Town Hall stations.

This rejuvenating suburb, has seen a significant increase in urban density along the rail corridor and main arterials with single-level dwellings replaced by four to five-storey buildings.

Outside of the main streets, Murrumbeena is a mix of predominantly single-family detached homes with small pockets of walk-up flats of up to two stories developed since the 1960s.

The predominant style of the buildings in the shopping strip, station and surrounding homes are Federation and Interwar which include many magnificent examples of single story Art Deco designs.

In 2021, Murrumbeena also became the home to a colourful 40-metre long mural on Railway Parade, The Story of Big Frog, based on Breslin's children's book, BREZANIA.

The southern end features majestic 250-year-old River Red Gum trees, a bordering post and rail fence, and some of the last remnant indigenous forest in the region, which includes endangered native orchids.

The endangered Swift Parrot has been monitored foraging amongst the River Red Gums and winter-flowering golden wattle here and near Murrumbeena and Carnegie stations on its annual migration to Tasmania.

At the end of the park is a mosaic pavement by artist Donna Leslie, reflecting the ecological harmony, balance and interdependence of the natural elements of our environment in a Koori design.

The nearby Caulfield 9th (Murrumbeena) Scout Hall takes advantage of its park/bush environment and is the only group with an animal emblem (the frog) in the state.

Murrumbeena Park on Kangaroo Road has an expansive discovery playground with dry riverbed, flying fox, climbing tower, maze, BBQ and picnic facilities.

Duncan McKinnon Reserve, on the corner of Murrumbeena and North Roads, features an athletics facility, netball courts, sporting grounds and playground.

Murrumbeena Relay for Life is held at the Duncan McKinnon Athletics Track annually to raise money for the Cancer Council.

Numerous cycling connections traverse Murrumbeena, including the 17 km-long Djerring Trail, which runs under and alongside the rail corridor from Caulfield to Dandenong.

Through the Boyds, Murrumbeena played host to other well-known artists including John Perceval, Sidney Nolan, Hatton Beck, and Peter Herbst, Albert Tucker, Joy Hester, Yosl Bergner, Artur and Sylvia Halpern, Jean Langley and many others.