Best Places14712, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14712, 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.
14712 ranks 9,479th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14712
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.
14712's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14712 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 93% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 14712 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14712
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14712 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,573, 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 14712's effective rate of 1.79%, 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 14712
14712 runs older 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 14712.
Who works in 14712, and how
Work in 14712 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 14712
14712 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 14712 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14712, month by month
14712 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 79° | 69° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 14712
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14712
Schools across 14712 average an A, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bemus Point Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwestern Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Southwestern Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Chautauqua Lake Secondary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Panama High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14712 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14712 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 14712 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14712
Is 14712 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14712 ranks 9,479th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14712 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,651. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $95,573 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 14712 safe?
Yes, 14712 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare 14712 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14712. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14712 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.
14712 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14712: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14712: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14712: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14712: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14712 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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