Wylie ranks No. 51 in U.S. News list

U.S. News & World Report’s current Best Places to Live rankings do not match the ranking in the prompt. The publication’s 2026-2027 national list shows Wylie, Texas, at No. 102 among 250 cities, while Wylie’s city profile also lists it at No. 102 nationally and No. 30 in Texas. (realestate.usnews.com) The discrepancy matters because the prompt said Wylie was No. 51. U.S. News’ live rankings page available on May 21, 2026 instead places Carmel, Indiana, at No. 1 nationally and lists Wylie lower down the table, outside the top 100. (realestate.usnews.com) (realestate.usnews.com) U.S. News has also changed the cycle of the list. A May 20, 2025 U.S. News article described the 2025-2026 edition and said the rankings had expanded from 150 cities to more than 850 cities evaluated, with the top 250 published as the main list. (realestate.usnews.com) ### Where does Wylie rank right now? Wylie, Texas is ranked No. 102 in Best Places to Live in the current U.S. News presentation and No. 30 in Best Places to Live in Texas, according to the city’s profile page. The profile gives Wylie an overall score of 6.2 out of 10. (realestate.usnews.com) The same profile lists Wylie’s population at 62,829, median household income at $120,927 and average commute time at about 31.09 minutes. U.S. News also lists the unemployment rate at 3.59%, median home value at $439,457 and median rent at $1,707. (realestate.usnews.com) ### What does U.S. News say it measures? U.S. News says the national ranking is built around value, desirability, job market and quality of life. On the 2026-2027 national page, the publication says places that make the list must have “good value,” be desirable, have a strong job market and a high quality of life. (realestate.usnews.com) A May 2025 U.S. News article describing the prior edition said the ranking breaks cities down by affordability, job market, desirability, net migration and quality of life. That article also said U.S. News had adjusted scoring weights to put more emphasis on desirability and had added more detailed data on cultural and leisure activities and state-level information. (realestate.usnews.com) ### How does Wylie compare inside Texas? Texas places prominently in the current state list. U.S. News’ Texas rankings page shows Flower Mound at No. 1 in Texas, followed by Leander, Frisco, Sugar Land and League City in the top five. (realestate.usnews.com) Wylie does not appear near the top of that Texas list. The city profile’s No. 30 state ranking puts it behind several North Texas suburbs including Frisco, McKinney and Allen, all of which appear in the top 10 statewide. ### What local details are likely driving Wylie’s profile? (realestate.usnews.com) Wylie’s U.S. News profile points to a relatively affluent suburban profile, with household income above $120,000 and a commute a little above 31 minutes. The same page says Wylie offers “a better value than similarly sized cities” when housing costs are compared with median household income. (realestate.usnews.com) Housing still looks more expensive than the national home-value figure used on the page. U.S. News lists Wylie’s median home value at $439,457, compared with a national average of $359,870 shown in the same housing section. (realestate.usnews.com) ### Where can readers check the ranking themselves? U.S. News keeps both the national 250-city list and Wylie’s city profile live on its real-estate rankings pages. The national page also links to state lists, including Texas, where readers can compare Wylie with other suburbs and metro-area peers. (realestate.usnews.com) As of May 21, 2026, those pages show Wylie at No. 102 nationally and No. 30 in Texas. Any future update to Wylie’s standing would appear on those same U.S. News rankings pages. (realestate.usnews.com) (realestate.usnews.com)