Wylie is a city and northeastern suburb of Dallas, that was once solely located in Collin County, but now extends into neighboring Dallas and Rockwall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on State Route 78 about 24 miles (39 km) northeast of central Dallas and centrally located between nearby Lavon Lake and Lake Ray Hubbard. As of the 2020 census, Wylie had a population of 57,526.

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How Wylie ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code75098

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Living in Wylie

Housing in Wylie

$413K▼ 5.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Wylie home is worth about $413,000, down 5.6% in a year, 38% above the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market69

Sale-to-list97.2%

Sold in May59

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Safety in Wylie

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Safety Grade A-

Wylie reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Wylie 0.8

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Wylie 6

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Wylie

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School Grade A

The public schools Wylie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#40Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictWYLIE ISDSchools19

WALLY WATKINS EL AElementary · Grades PK–4 · 832 students R V GROVES EL AElementary · Grades PK–4 · 680 students DODD EL A-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 607 students RITA SMITH EL AElementary · Grades PK–4 · 587 students P M AKIN EL AElementary · Grades PK–4 · 583 students T F BIRMINGHAM EL B+Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 522 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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