Best Places14726, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14726, 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.
14726 ranks 23,911th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 14726
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.
14726's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14726 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 81% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 14726 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 14726
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14726 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,471, 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 14726's effective rate of 1.94%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 14726
14726 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 14726.
Who works in 14726, and how
Work in 14726 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 14726
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 14726.
What the weather is like in 14726, month by month
14726 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 14726
The nearest airport, Bradford Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14726
Schools across 14726 average an A−, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- G N Chapman Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Cattaraugus-little Valley Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Pine Valley Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cattaraugus-little Valley Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Cattaraugus-little Valley High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Randolph Senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Pine Valley Central Junior-senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14726 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14726 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 14726 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 14726
Is 14726 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14726 ranks 23,911th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, quiet, and low disaster risk, 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 14726 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,243. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $55,471 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 14726 safe?
Yes, 14726 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare 14726 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14726. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14726 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.
14726 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14726: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14726: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14726: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14726: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14726 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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