Smith County · Texas · South · 109k residents
Tyler, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Tyler: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,148/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
Compare Tyler side by side
Avg. weekly wage
$1,148/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
31.4%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Tyler's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
63/100
Steady
Ranks Tyler's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $235,300 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $999/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,294/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,148/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 27.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $123,760 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $80,340 |
| Wage: General manager | $84,150 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,720 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,960 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $51,290 |
| Wage: Electrician | $50,260 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $28,050 |
| Cost of living index | 89 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $67,486 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 109k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 84/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 93°F |
| January low | 39°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | -0.9% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | -0.3% |
| Rent MoM | -0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.7% |
| Building permits YoY | -22.2% |
| Ocean coast | 188 mi |
| Big lake | 109 mi |
| Mountains | 174 mi |
| Major airport | 98 mi |
| Ski resort | 502 mi |
Popular comparisons
Nearby
- Longview, TX · 83k
- Palestine, TX · 19k
- Marshall, TX · 24k
- Sulphur Springs, TX · 16k
- Mount Pleasant, TX · 16k
Similar size
- Sugar Land, TX · 110k
- Allen, TX · 110k
- Beaumont, TX · 113k
- New Braunfels, TX · 105k
- Edinburg, TX · 105k
Real listings in Tyler
LoopNet ↗Crexi ↗CommercialCafe ↗
Links open third-party listing searches. WhereToHQ has no paid relationship with these sites.
- Is Tyler a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,148/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Tyler, TX?
- Tyler indexes at 89 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,294/mo and a acs median home value of $235,300.
- How much does a house cost in Tyler?
- The acs median home value in Tyler is $235,300 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Tyler?
- A two-bedroom in Tyler rents for about $1,294/mo.