The Point is one of the most ambitious developments in Utah: 600 acres of state-owned land at the old prison site in Draper, planned to hold thousands of homes and, by one projection, 46,500 jobs. It is also, for now, a construction site. Vertical construction on the first phase began on June 29, 2026, and the first buildings are expected to open in 2028. If you have taken a job there, or expect to, this guide is about where to live. For what is being built, see The Point: What Is Actually Being Built.
The timeline, honestly
- Phase 1: a 104-acre downtown district, about a sixth of the site, including a 5,000-seat event center, a 363-unit apartment building with shops on the ground floor, and a walkable promenade. Construction started in June 2026, with first openings expected in 2028.
- Phase 2: includes the University of Utah's 46-acre medical campus.
- Full build-out: about 30 years.
So for the next couple of years, most jobs "at The Point" will be construction and planning jobs, and the rest will arrive in stages.
Where to live, by road miles
Road distances from each city center to the site, by our routing:
- Under 10 miles: Draper (5), Bluffdale (6), Lehi (9), Sandy (9).
- 10 to 12 miles: Herriman (10), South Jordan's Daybreak (11), Highland (11), Saratoga Springs (11), West Jordan (11), American Fork (12).
- The longer commutes: Eagle Mountain (17), West Valley City (19), Orem (20), Vineyard (20), Salt Lake City (22), Provo (25).
Miles are only half the story: I-15 across the Point of the Mountain is heavily congested at rush hour, so a Draper or Bluffdale address that keeps you off it can be worth more than its mileage suggests.
Transit
FrontRunner commuter rail stops in Draper, a short drive north of the site, linking it to Utah County stations from Lehi to Provo and to Salt Lake City and Ogden. FrontRunner does not run on Sundays. The Point's plans call for transit as part of the district, but the details will come with later phases.
The Utah County side
The site sits right at the county line, so Utah County is a real option: Lehi is about as close as Sandy, and Saratoga Springs, Highland and American Fork are within a dozen miles. For choosing between the two counties more broadly, see Salt Lake County or Utah County?. For the cities just north of the ridge, see Draper, Sandy and South Jordan From Utah County.
Housing costs
Draper is the most expensive city in Salt Lake County by the Salt Lake Board of Realtors' count. Bluffdale, Herriman and the Utah County cities to the south are the usual alternatives for buyers who want to stay close.
Practical notes
- Drive the commute at rush hour before you sign anything.
- Check the FrontRunner schedule if you plan to ride; there is no Sunday service.
- Expect the district to fill in over years, not months.
- Watch the phases. Where your building lands inside the 600 acres matters.
Related Guides
- Where to Live If You Work in Lehi
- Where to Live If You Work at the Salt Lake City Airport
- Daybreak or Utah City?
- The Point: What Is Actually Being Built
- Salt Lake County or Utah County?
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