Kitchen and bathroom remodels in Draper

Draper's homes are young

Draper is mostly a 21st century city. The median home here was built in 2003, 62.1% of homes date from 2000 or later, and the 2000s alone added 6,042 of the city's 17,448 housing units¹. Just 5.1% were built before 1980¹.

The growth came fast. Draper incorporated in 1978 and more than tripled in population between 1990 and 2000², going from 7,143 residents in 1990 to 51,017 at the 2020 census³. Its median owner occupied home value, $784,800, is higher than in any other city on this site¹.

Upgrading a builder grade kitchen or bath

In a house built around 2003, the plumbing and wiring are decades newer than in a 1960s home. That's our reading of the age data, not a city statistic, but it changes what a Draper project tends to be. Instead of chasing old pipes, more of the budget can go to the parts you see and touch every day.

With home values this high, finish choices carry real money. Ask the remodeler to price two or three finish levels for the same layout, then compare them with Salt Lake remodel costs. Those are planning ranges, not quotes.

Hillsides, geology and Draper permits

Draper sits with the Wasatch Range on its east side and Traverse Ridge to the south³, and some neighborhoods climb those slopes. In 2023, a landslide on Springtime Road in the SunCrest area swept two homes off the hill⁴. City officials fenced off the two destroyed homes and two neighboring houses that were condemned⁵.

Geology shows up at the permit desk, too. Draper won't accept plans or permit applications for homes, townhouses, twin homes and other buildings until the city has accepted a geotechnical report for the parcel⁶. Its permit page also lists a deposit for geologic peer review⁶. The page doesn't say whether that reaches an interior remodel, so if your plans add space or touch the foundation, ask early.

Everything else runs through Draper's online portal: applications, status checks and inspection lookups⁶. The city posts submittal checklists there too, including one for basements⁶. No list of exempt kitchen or bath tasks is posted, so the remodeler settles that with the Building Division for your scope.

One city, two counties

Draper crosses a county line. Census estimates for 2025 count 47,159 Draper residents in Salt Lake County and 3,493 in Utah County⁷. About 90% of the city's land is in ZIP 84020; smaller pieces fall in the Utah County ZIPs 84003, 84043 and 84004⁸. If yours is one of those, include your street address so the remodeler can confirm the job is in their service area.

From a pioneer fort to Corner Canyon

Draper's roots run much deeper than its houses. Ebenezer and Phebe Brown established the settlement in 1849, and the old fort site is now part of Draper's historic park². The city has a historic preservation program, but its page lists a staff contact rather than design rules for homes⁹.

Around town you'll hear names like SunCrest, Corner Canyon and South Mountain, home of the Draper Amphitheater³. Live in an HOA? Read its rules before changing anything outside, such as a window or a wall vent.

Draper neighborhoods we get requests from

• SunCrest
• Corner Canyon
• South Mountain
• Traverse Ridge
• Point of the Mountain
• Draper Historic Park area