Best Places14527, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14527, 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.
14527 ranks 10,370th 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 14527
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.
14527's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14527 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 88% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 14527 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14527
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14527 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,132, 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 14527's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 14527
14527 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14527.
Who works in 14527, and how
Work in 14527 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 14527
14527 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14527 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14527, month by month
14527 sees roughly 97 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 14527
The nearest airport, Ithaca Tompkins International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 202 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14527
Schools across 14527 average an A, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Penn Yan Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Dundee Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Penn Yan Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Marcus Whitman Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Geneva Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Marcus Whitman High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Penn Yan AcademyA+ · 98% proficient
- Geneva High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14527 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14527 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 14527 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14527
Is 14527 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14527 ranks 10,370th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14527 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,614. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $75,132 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 14527 safe?
Yes, 14527 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare 14527 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14527. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14527 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.
14527 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14527: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14527: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14527: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14527: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14527 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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