Best Places14170, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14170, 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.
14170 ranks 2,659th 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 14170
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.
14170's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14170 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 96% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 14170 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% 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 14170
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14170 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,662, 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 14170'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 14170
14170 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14170.
Who works in 14170, and how
Work in 14170 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 14170
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14170.
What the weather is like in 14170, month by month
14170 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 14170
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14170
Schools across 14170 average an A, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ellicott Road Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Parkdale Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Harold O Brumsted Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Griffith Institute Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- East Aurora Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Orchard Park Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Orchard Park High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- East Aurora High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Holland High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14170 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14170 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 14170 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14170
Is 14170 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14170 ranks 2,659th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, 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 14170 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $368,847. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $109,662 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 14170 safe?
Yes, 14170 is safer than 95% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare 14170 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14170. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14170 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.
14170 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14170: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14170: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14170: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14170: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14170 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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