Highland, UT vs Draper, UT

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHighland, UTDraper, UT
Population20,11950,278
Median Household Income$186,075$128,910
Median Rent$2,166/mo$1,894/mo
Median Home Value$928,300$784,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)98101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.1%45%
Poverty Rate1.9%6.1%
Unemployment Rate3.6% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k147*192
Property Crime Rate /100k215*1,067
Median AQI4857
Good AQI Days /yr206121
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows23°F23°F
Snowfall74 in/yr74 in/yr
Avg Commute23.1 min24 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher27.422.7
College Degree Rate64.4%51.9%
Foreign-Born %3.4%11.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.3%-0.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Highland (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.