Foster City, CA vs Wylie, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Foster City

63.9

#1730 nationally

Wylie

72.3

#916 nationally

Foster City leads in walk score (50 vs 17). Wylie leads in cost of living index (113 vs 276). Foster City leads in median household income ($191,267 vs $109,465).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Foster City, CA	Wylie, TX
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1730)	72.3 (#916)
Population	32,180	61,078
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,863,228	$420,077
Median Household Income	$191,267	$109,465
Average Commute	32.4 min	32.6 min
Walk Score	50	17
Crime Level	1.9	1.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	276	113
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+50.3	R+11.2