Best Places14150, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14150, 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.
14150 ranks 7,701st 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 14150
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.
14150's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14150 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 14150 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% 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
What it costs to buy a home in 14150
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14150 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,183, 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 14150's effective rate of 1.93%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14150
14150 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 14150.
Who works in 14150, and how
Work in 14150 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 14150
14150 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14150 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14150, month by month
14150 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 14150
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14150
Schools across 14150 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Glendale Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Tonawanda Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Ben Franklin Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Sweet Home Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- North Tonawanda High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Sweet Home Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Kenmore East Senior High SchoolA · 79% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14150 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14150 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 14150 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14150 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 14150
Is 14150 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14150 ranks 7,701st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, biking, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14150 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,178. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $74,183 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 14150 safe?
Yes, 14150 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14150?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 20. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of zip codes.
Is 14150 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 79%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14150 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14150. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14150 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.
14150 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14150: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14150: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14150: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14150: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14150 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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