Best Places14623, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14623, 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.
14623 ranks 9,334th 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 14623
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.
14623's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14623 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute15.3 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 14623 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14623
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14623 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,816, 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 14623's effective rate of 2.21%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14623
14623 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14623.
Who works in 14623, and how
Work in 14623 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in 14623
14623 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14623 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14623, month by month
14623 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 14623
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14623
Schools across 14623 average an A, better than 97% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- David B Crane Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Floyd S Winslow Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Ethel K Fyle Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emma E Sherman Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Charles H Roth Junior High SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Henry V Burger Junior High SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Brighton High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Rush-henrietta Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Gates-chili High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14623 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14623 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 14623 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14623 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 14623
Is 14623 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14623 ranks 9,334th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, good schools, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14623 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,155. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $66,816 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 14623 safe?
14623 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14623?
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 14623 good for families?
Schools beat 97% of zip codes, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14623 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14623. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14623 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.
14623 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14623: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14623: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14623: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14623: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14623 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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