Best Places14225, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14225, 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.
14225 ranks 10,175th 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 14225
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.
14225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14225 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 14225 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% 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 14225
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,185, 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 14225's effective rate of 2.08%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14225
14225's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 14225.
Who works in 14225, and how
Work in 14225 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 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 14225
14225 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14225 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14225, month by month
14225 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 14225
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14225
Schools across 14225 average an A−, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Smallwood Drive SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Hillview Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Maryvale Intermediate SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maryvale Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Amherst Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Depew Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Amherst Central High SchoolA+ · 100% proficient
- Maryvale High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Williamsville South High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14225 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 14225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14225 suits
Common questions about living in 14225
Is 14225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14225 ranks 10,175th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cell coverage, and good schools, 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 14225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,730. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $71,185 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 14225 safe?
14225 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14225?
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 14225 good for families?
Schools beat 91% of zip codes, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14225 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.
14225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14225 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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