Rents are 11% below what Wylie's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Wylie's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Wylie usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in October, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Wylie is 1.2% below its high of $1,902 in December 2023, at $1,880 as of September 2026.
Rent in Wylie changed -0.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Wylie rose 32.6% while median household income rose 29.4% ($92,395 to $119,522). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Wylie is 28.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($119,522) is $2,988 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,460); a 3-bedroom is $3,080.
Rowlett, 7 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,634/mo), about $3,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Wylie. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Wylie, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 43.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wylie, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Wylie, TX has climbed by $326 per month, settling near $1,880 after starting the period at $1,554. Census figures show median household income at $119,522 today, compared with $98,994 five years earlier. Headcount in the area went from 55,426 to 60,334 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.9% change. About 22.6% of households rent today, against 26% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 36.8% to 43.3%. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Wylie is $1,880/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,420/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,747/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,491/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,188/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($119,522/yr), Wylie ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.1% over the past year.
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