Best Places14454, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14454, 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.
14454 ranks 11,791st 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 14454
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.
14454's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14454 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 14454 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14454
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14454 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $74,518; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 14454's effective rate of 1.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14454
14454 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 14454.
Who works in 14454, and how
Work in 14454 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in 14454
14454 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 14454 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14454, month by month
14454 sees roughly 87 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 14454
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 203 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14454
Schools across 14454 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Livonia Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Avon Primary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Geneseo Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Avon Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Avon High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Livonia Middle/high SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Geneseo Middle School High SchoolA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14454 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14454 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 14454 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14454
Is 14454 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14454 ranks 11,791st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14454 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,915. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $74,518 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 14454 safe?
14454 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare 14454 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14454. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14454 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.
14454 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14454: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14454: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14454: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14454: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14454 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.