Best Places14620, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14620, 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.
14620 ranks 11,699th 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 14620
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.
14620's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14620 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 14620 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14620
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14620 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $63,323; 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 14620's effective rate of 2.20%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14620
14620 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 14620.
Who works in 14620, and how
Work in 14620 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 14620
14620 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14620 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14620, month by month
14620 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 14620
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 227 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14620
Schools across 14620 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Floyd S Winslow Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Ethel K Fyle Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Dr Walter Cooper AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charles H Roth Junior High SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Henry V Burger Junior High SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Twelve Corners Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Brighton High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Rush-henrietta Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% 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 14620 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14620 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 14620 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14620 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 14620
Is 14620 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14620 ranks 11,699th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, biking, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14620 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,901. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $63,323 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 14620 safe?
14620 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $442 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14620?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 20. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of zip codes.
Is 14620 good for families?
Schools beat 37% of zip codes, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14620 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14620. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14620 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.
14620 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14620: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14620: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14620: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14620: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14620 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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