Best Places14141, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14141, 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.
14141 ranks 9,613th 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 14141
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.
14141's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14141 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 14141 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,307 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% 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 14141
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14141 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,373, 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 14141's effective rate of 1.64%, 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 14141
14141 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 14141.
Who works in 14141, and how
Work in 14141 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 14141
14141 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 14141 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14141, month by month
14141 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 76 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| July | 76° | 67° | 59° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 14141
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14141
Schools across 14141 average an A, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Delevan Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Colden Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Springville Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Griffith Institute Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Pioneer Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Pioneer Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Griffith Institute High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Eden Middle & High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14141 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14141 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 14141 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14141
Is 14141 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14141 ranks 9,613th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14141 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,247. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $69,373 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 14141 safe?
Yes, 14141 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare 14141 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14141. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14141 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.
14141 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14141: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14141: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14141: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14141: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14141 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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