2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Wylie, TX vs Belle Plaine, IA

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Is it cheaper to live in Belle Plaine or is it cheaper to live in Wylie?
- Belle Plaine is 26.5% less expensive than Wylie.

Which city has more affordable housing, Belle Plaine or Wylie?
- Belle Plaine housing costs are 75.6% less expensive than Wylie housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Wylie or is Health Care more affordable in Belle Plaine.
- Health related expenses are 1.4% more in Belle Plaine.
 Wylie, TXBelle Plaine, IAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.1100
 Food & Groceries100.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.4100
 Housing116.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$116,200$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock77.5100
 Miscellaneous102.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Wylie    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

If you enjoy being near a city, but having the small town feel where running into people you know is normal and even if you don't personally know people, it is OK to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wylie school district continues to show slow awareness to the growth around it. The community continues to hold Christian prayers as part of their PTA, board and any  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wylie's public school system is high quality--small town caring with a lot of  More

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Reviews for Belle Plaine    1 Reviews

My husband and I were ready to retire. The problem was that we knew we could no longer afford property taxes in Waterloo, Iowa when we retired as we had very little  More

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