Best Places14611, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14611, 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.
14611 ranks 30,946th 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 14611
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.
14611's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14611 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 14611 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$39,249 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14611
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14611 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,249, 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 14611's effective rate of 2.13%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14611
14611 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 14611.
Who works in 14611, and how
Work in 14611 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 14611
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14611.
What the weather is like in 14611, month by month
14611 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 14611
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 227 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14611
Schools across 14611 average a C−, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- School 29-adlai E StevensonB− · 43% proficient
- School 4-george Mather ForbesC− · 28% proficient
- Dr Walter Cooper AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Lower SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Rochester Early College International High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Joseph C Wilson Magnet High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Edison Career And Technology High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14611 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14611 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 14611 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14611
Is 14611 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14611 ranks 30,946th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, walkability, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14611 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,693. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $39,249 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 14611 safe?
14611 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $793 per resident a year.
Compare 14611 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14611. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14611 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.
14611 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14611: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14611: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14611: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14611: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14611 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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