Best Places14424, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14424, 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.
14424 ranks 4,345th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14424
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.
14424's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14424 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 14424 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% 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 14424
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14424 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,474, 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 14424's effective rate of 1.98%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14424
14424 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 14424.
Who works in 14424, and how
Work in 14424 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 14424
14424 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14424 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14424, month by month
14424 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 14424
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 220 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14424
Schools across 14424 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Naples Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Red Jacket Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Canandaigua Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Canandaigua AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Marcus Whitman High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Bloomfield High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14424 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14424 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 14424 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14424 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 60% of zip codes and health care access beats 91%.
Common questions about living in 14424
Is 14424 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14424 ranks 4,345th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14424 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,921. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $86,474 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 14424 safe?
Yes, 14424 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14424?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 19. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of zip codes.
Is 14424 good for families?
Schools beat 94% of zip codes, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14424 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14424. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14424 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.
14424 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14424: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14424: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14424: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14424: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14424 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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