Best Places14305, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14305, 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.
14305 ranks 17,420th 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 14305
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.
14305's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14305 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 14305 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14305
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14305 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,607, 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 14305's effective rate of 1.64%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14305
14305 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 14305.
Who works in 14305, and how
Work in 14305 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 14305
14305 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14305 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14305, month by month
14305 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 14305
The nearest airport, Niagara Falls International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14305
Schools across 14305 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Intermediate Education CenterA+ · 80% proficient
- Colonial Village Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Maple Avenue SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lewiston Porter Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Gaskill Preparatory SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewiston Porter Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Niagara Falls High SchoolA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14305 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14305 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 14305 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14305
Is 14305 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14305 ranks 17,420th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, biking, and walkability, and lowest on car insurance costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14305 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,253. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $63,607 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 14305 safe?
14305 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $550 per resident a year.
Compare 14305 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14305. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14305 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.
14305 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14305: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14305: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14305: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14305: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14305 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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