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Draper vs Bountiful

26 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.2× in Draper) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Draper).

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Draper, UTA history townUtah · 50,278 people
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Bountiful, UTKnown for its schoolsUtah · 45,023 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

DraperA history town
HistorySettled in 184917 places on the National Register Outdoors#4 most trails in UT135 miles of trails across 46 parks and preserves Work46,467 jobsbased in Draper, a regional job hub All about Draper →
BountifulKnown for its schools
Schools#31 for schools in UTof 117 towns HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#28 most walkable in UT15 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves All about Bountiful →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails9.2×
Draper has more miles of trail
Draper 134.8 miBountiful 14.7 mi
Jobs per worker3.4×
Draper is more of a job hub
Draper 2.01Bountiful 0.59
Home values+47%
Homes cost more in Draper
Draper $784,800Bountiful $532,200
Growth since 2010+13.2 pts
Draper has grown faster since 2010
Draper +20.7%Bountiful +7.5%
Typical home built30 yrs
Bountiful’s homes are older
Draper 2003Bountiful 1973
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Draper
Draper $3,858Bountiful $2,835
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,340 more a month in Draper

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Draper$4,590/mo
Typical home $812K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $1,894/mo · Housing →
Bountiful$3,250/mo
Typical home $571K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $1,565/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,340 a month, about $16,100 a year, between Draper and Bountiful.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Bountiful gets 45 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
DraperBountiful
Snow a year74″119″
January low22°F23°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)159d181d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th60th
Outdoors & history
DraperBountiful
Trails135 mi15 mi
Conserved land16.3%1.8%
Settled18491847
National Register places173
Archive photos1812
Famous people born here1632
Community
DraperBountiful
Library hours a week58 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Draper places higher on 12 of 22 UT lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Utah ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B−DraperSafer than 52% of U.S. towns –BountifulNot graded
Schools
A−DraperBetter than 76% of districts in the state A−BountifulBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
ADraperHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns ABountifulHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns
12Draper
8Bountiful

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 117 towns #22#87 Most trailsOutdoors · 113 towns #4#57 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #62#13 Lowest obesityHealth · 119 towns #22#64 Fastest growingGrowth · 117 towns #48#89 Most new homesHousing · 94 towns #49#79 Most walkableOutdoors · 120 towns #65#28 Most affordableCost of living · 120 towns #112#76

Left end = #1 in Utah. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Draper’s rankings →

Where they are

26 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DraperBountifulDraperBountiful
Draper ↔ Bountiful26 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

DraperBountiful
People
Population 50,278Highest 45,023Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +20.7%Highest UT: +18.4% +7.5%Lowest UT: +18.4%
Median age 34.3±1.6Highest 7% above UT 32.7±1.2Lowest about the UT average
Draper and Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±2.1Lowest UT: 27.8% 29.1%±1.9Highest UT: 27.8%
Bountiful and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10%±1.1Lowest UT: 11.9% 14.9%±1.2Highest UT: 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.9%Highest UT: 37.7% 47.7%Lowest UT: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.8Lowest UT: 8.1% 6.7%±1Highest UT: 8.1%
Bountiful and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $128,910±$7kHighest 35% above UT $104,785±$9kLowest 10% above UT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $784,800±$34kHighest 60% above UT $532,200±$23kLowest 9% above UT
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,894±$57Highest 27% above UT $1,565±$110Lowest 5% above UT
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,858Highest 53% above UT $2,835Lowest 12% above UT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.5%±6.7Lowest UT: 47.2% 49.7%±8.2Highest UT: 47.2%
Bountiful and Draper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest UT: 8.5% 6.9%Highest UT: 8.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.6%Lowest UT: 70.2% 71.3%Highest UT: 70.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than UT 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than UT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% above UT 23 minLowest 3% above UT
Work from home 25.3%±3Highest UT: 17.6% 20.4%±2.4Lowest UT: 17.6%
Draper and Bountiful are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.6%Highest 9.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 mi 10.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.01Highest 0.59Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Salt Lake City (18%)Salt Lake City (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BountifulFew work in Draper
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.3%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 134.8 miHighest 14.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.8 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 46Highest 15Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.5Lowest 86.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #12 of 117 in UT#31 of 117 in UT
School district American Preparatory Academy · Channing HallDavis District
High school in town Corner Canyon HighViewmont High
Students per teacherat that high school 26.3Highest 25.4Lowest
Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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