Wylie median real estate prices are $174,823, which is more expensive than 81.1% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 53.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

Average rental prices in Wylie are currently $935, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 86.4% of the neighborhoods in Texas.

Wylie is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Abilene, Texas.

Wylie real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Wylie neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1994. A number of residences were also built between 1995 and the present.

In Wylie, the current vacancy rate is 3.1%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 89.5% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Wylie is very tight compared to the demand for property here.

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, Wylie is among the best neighborhoods for families in Texas. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 99.1% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Texas. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the Wylie neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees , college students and highly educated executives.

In addition, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the Wylie neighborhood may actually hold the key. 72.9% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Also, in a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the Wylie neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 3.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

The Wylie neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 98.9% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.

Significantly, 0.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Hebrew at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the Wylie neighborhood stands out by having 88.7% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.3% of all American neighborhoods.

In addition, most neighborhoods are composed of a mixture of ages of homes, but the Wylie stands out as rather unique in having nearly all of its residential real estate built in one time period, namely between 1970 and 1994, generally considered to be established, but not old housing. What you'll sense when you look around or drive the streets of this neighborhood is that many of the residences look the same because of this similarity of age. In fact, 85.9% of the residential real estate here was built in this one time period.

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Wylie neighborhood in Abilene are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 87.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 97.0% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle. In the Wylie neighborhood, 51.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.6%), and 8.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco. In the Wylie neighborhood in Abilene, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.3%) , and residents who report German roots (12.6%) , and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.5%) , along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.2%), among others.

The most common language spoken in the Wylie neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.6%).

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Wylie neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (88.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.