Best Places14462, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14462, 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.
14462 ranks 13,041st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in 14462
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.
14462's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14462 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of zip codes
Where 14462 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter 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 14462
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14462 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,992, 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 14462's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 14462
14462's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14462.
Who works in 14462, and how
Work in 14462 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 14462
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14462.
What the weather is like in 14462, month by month
14462 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 14462
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 198 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14462
Schools across 14462 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Livonia Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Geneseo Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Ellis B Hyde Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Livonia Middle/high SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Dansville High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Mount Morris Middle/senior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14462 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14462 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 14462 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14462
Is 14462 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14462 ranks 13,041st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and clean air, and lowest on a weak job market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14462 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,236. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $81,992 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 14462 safe?
Yes, 14462 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare 14462 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14462. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14462 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.
14462 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14462: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14462: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14462: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14462: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14462 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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