Living in Draper, UT
Suburb in Utah
Draper is a suburb in Utah, home to about 50,000 people, with 2.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Draper a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Easy flying: SLC is 21 mi away
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Draper: common questions
What is the cost of living in Draper?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $579k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,330 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 98, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Draper?
Utah collects about $1,818 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.51% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Draper safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.4× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Draper?
Draper has cold winters: winter days average around 42°F and summer days around 90°F, with roughly 74″ of snow a year.
Does Draper get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from earthquakes, flooding and wildfires: 3 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.39 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Draper?
The nearest major airport is SLC, about 21 mi away.
How Draper scores
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