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Wylie is a mid-size city of 60,334 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $387k and rent runs about $2k a month.
60,334people
$387kTypical home
$2,189/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 60,334
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,851 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Dallas, TX
- 21 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,440/mo)
- Median rent $2,189/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DAL airport
- 23 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 558 ft
- 243 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,864 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 224 bars within 25 mi
- 1,056 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk