Best Places14033, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14033, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
14033 ranks 2,748th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14033
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.
14033's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14033 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 14033 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% 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 14033
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14033 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $92,024; 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 14033's effective rate of 1.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14033
14033 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 14033.
Who works in 14033, and how
Work in 14033 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 14033
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14033.
What the weather is like in 14033, month by month
14033 sees roughly 77 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 14033
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14033
Schools across 14033 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ellicott Road Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Harold O Brumsted Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Boston Valley Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Griffith Institute Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Hamburg Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Orchard Park Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Orchard Park High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- Hamburg High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- Holland High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14033 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14033 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 14033 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14033
Is 14033 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14033 ranks 2,748th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low crime, and heat safety, 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 14033 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $321,130. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $92,024 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 14033 safe?
Yes, 14033 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare 14033 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14033. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14033 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.
14033 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14033: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14033: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14033: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14033: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14033 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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