Best Places14026, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14026, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
14026 ranks 9,312th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14026
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
14026's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14026 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 97% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 14026 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14026
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14026 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $82,048; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 14026's effective rate of 2.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14026
14026 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14026.
Who works in 14026, and how
Work in 14026 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 14026
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14026.
What the weather is like in 14026, month by month
14026 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 14026
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14026
Schools across 14026 average an A, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Harris Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Hillview Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maryvale Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Lancaster Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Depew Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Lancaster High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14026 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14026 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 14026 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14026
Is 14026 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14026 ranks 9,312th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14026 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,800. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $82,048 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 14026 safe?
Yes, 14026 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
Compare 14026 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14026. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14026 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
14026 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14026: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14026: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14026: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14026: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14026 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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