Best Places14031, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14031, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
14031 ranks 1,579th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14031
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.
14031's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14031 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 14031 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14031
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14031 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,453, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 14031's effective rate of 1.68%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14031
14031 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 14031.
Who works in 14031, and how
Work in 14031 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 14031
14031 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14031 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14031, month by month
14031 sees roughly 76 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 14031
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14031
Schools across 14031 average an A+, better than 99% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Harris Hill Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Ledgeview Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clarence Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Akron Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Alden Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Clarence Senior High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- Akron High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Alden Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14031 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14031 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 14031 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14031
Is 14031 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14031 ranks 1,579th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14031 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $342,730. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $118,453 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 14031 safe?
Yes, 14031 is safer than 95% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
Compare 14031 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14031. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14031 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.
14031 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14031: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14031: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14031: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14031: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14031 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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