City comparison
Draper, UT is about 1,800 miles (3,000 km) from McLean, VA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,300 miles, or about 38 hours (about 4 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Draper, UT to McLean, VA takes about 3 h 40 min, covering roughly 1,800 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Draper, UT is on Mountain Time and McLean, VA is on Eastern Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Draper, it's 2 p.m. in McLean, which puts Draper 2 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Draper has a population of 50,635, vs 49,587 in McLean — about the same size. By land area, Draper covers about 28 sq mi vs 25 sq mi for McLean.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Draper | McLean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,735/mo | $3,319/mo | 91.3% higher in McLean |
| Median home value | $663,400 | $1,257,900 | 89.6% higher in McLean |
| Median household income | $126,041 | $250,001 | 98.3% higher in McLean |
| Groceries index | 97.1 | 104.3 | 7.4% higher in McLean |
| Utilities index | 83.1 | 105.6 | 27.2% higher in McLean |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 102.2 | 2.7% higher in McLean |
| Healthcare index | 99.4 | 101.6 | 2.2% higher in McLean |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Draper, you'd need $119,906 in McLean to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Draper, UT is about 16.6% cheaper overall than McLean, VA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 34% higher in McLean than in Draper. If you earn $80,000 in Draper, you'd need about $95,925 in McLean to keep the same standard of living.