Best Places14072, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14072, 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.
14072 ranks 1,321st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14072
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.
14072's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14072 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 14072 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter 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
- 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 14072
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14072 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,888, 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 14072's effective rate of 1.77%, 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 14072
14072 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14072.
Who works in 14072, and how
Work in 14072 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 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 14072
14072 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14072 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14072, month by month
14072 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 14072
The nearest airport, Niagara Falls International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14072
Schools across 14072 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kaegebein SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Huth Road SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Veronica E Connor Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand Island Senior High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14072 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14072 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 14072 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14072 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 14072
Is 14072 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14072 ranks 1,321st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and low crime, 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 14072 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,208. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $114,888 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 14072 safe?
Yes, 14072 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $159 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14072?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 21. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of zip codes.
Is 14072 good for families?
Schools beat 95% of zip codes, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14072 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14072. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14072 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.
14072 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14072: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14072: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14072: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14072: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14072 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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