Best Places14435, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14435, 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.
14435 ranks 8,825th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14435
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.
14435's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14435 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 14435 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14435
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14435 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,415, 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 14435's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14435
14435 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 14435.
Who works in 14435, and how
Work in 14435 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 14435
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14435.
What the weather is like in 14435, month by month
14435 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 14435
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 203 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14435
Schools across 14435 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Livonia Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Wayland Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Geneseo Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayland-cohocton Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayland-cohocton High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Livonia Middle/high SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Dansville High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14435 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14435 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 14435 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14435
Is 14435 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14435 ranks 8,825th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, health care access, and low crime, 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 14435 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,614. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $86,415 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 14435 safe?
Yes, 14435 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
Compare 14435 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14435. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14435 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.
14435 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14435: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14435: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14435: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14435: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14435 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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