Best Places14605, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14605, 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.
14605 ranks 31,018th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 14605
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.
14605's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14605 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 14605 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14605
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14605 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $24,652, 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 14605's effective rate of 2.23%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14605
14605 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14605.
Who works in 14605, and how
Work in 14605 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 14605
14605 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 14605 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14605, month by month
14605 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 14605
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 229 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14605
Schools across 14605 average a C−, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- School 53 Montessori AcademyB− · 43% proficient
- School 25-nathaniel HawthorneB− · 40% proficient
- Dr Walter Cooper AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Lower SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Edison Career And Technology High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14605 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14605 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 14605 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14605
Is 14605 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14605 ranks 31,018th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on education levels and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14605 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $75,351. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $24,652 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 14605 safe?
14605 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $909 per resident a year.
Compare 14605 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14605. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14605 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.
14605 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14605: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14605: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14605: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14605: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14605 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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