Best Places14214, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14214, 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.
14214 ranks 7,849th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14214
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.
14214's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14214 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 14214 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14214
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14214 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $74,223; 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 14214's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 14214
14214 runs younger 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 14214.
Who works in 14214, and how
Work in 14214 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 14214
14214 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 14214 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14214, month by month
14214 sees roughly 75 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 14214
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14214
Schools across 14214 average a C−, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dr George Blackman EccD · 18% proficient
- Frank A Sedita School #30D− · 13% proficient
- Dr Lydia T Wright Sch Of ExcellenceF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Research Laboratory Hs-bioinformaticA+ · 90% proficient
- Middle Early College High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Lewis J Bennett High School Of Innovative TechnolgyA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14214 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14214 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 14214 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14214 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 14214
Is 14214 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14214 ranks 7,849th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, biking, and walkability, and lowest on car insurance costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14214 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $293,905. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $74,223 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 14214 safe?
14214 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14214?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 20. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of zip codes.
Is 14214 good for families?
Schools beat 40% of zip codes, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14214 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14214. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14214 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.
14214 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14214: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14214: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14214: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14214: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14214 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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