Best Places14227, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14227, 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.
14227 ranks 7,570th 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 14227
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.
14227's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14227 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 14227 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% 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
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14227
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14227 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,840, 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 14227's effective rate of 2.21%, 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 14227
14227 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 14227.
Who works in 14227, and how
Work in 14227 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 14227
14227 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14227 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14227, month by month
14227 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 14227
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14227
Schools across 14227 average a B, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clinton Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Northwood Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Cayuga Heights Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Depew Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Cheektowaga Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- West Seneca East Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Depew High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Cheektowaga High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14227 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14227 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 14227 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14227 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 14227
Is 14227 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14227 ranks 7,570th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, fast internet, and health care access, 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 14227 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,191. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $73,840 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 14227 safe?
Yes, 14227 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14227?
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 14227 good for families?
Schools beat 80% of zip codes, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14227 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14227. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14227 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.
14227 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14227: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14227: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14227: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14227: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14227 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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