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Draper is a mid-size city of 50,278 people in Salt Lake County, Utah. It's about 20 miles from Salt Lake City, UT. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $785k and rent runs about $2k a month.
50,278people
$785kTypical home
$1,894/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
67"Snow
261Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 50,278
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,774 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 20 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $785k (≈$4,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,894/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PVU airport
- 21 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,610 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,047 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 486 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salt Lake County: D+10 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk