Best Places14850, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 14850, 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.
14850 ranks 4,876th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 14850
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.
14850's strengths and weaknesses
Where 14850 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 14850 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 14% 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 14850
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 14850 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,455, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 14850's effective rate of 2.14%, 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 14850
14850 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 14850.
Who works in 14850, and how
Work in 14850 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 48%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 30%
Life in 14850
14850 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 14850 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 14850, month by month
14850 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 14850
The nearest airport, Ithaca Tompkins International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around 14850
Schools across 14850 average an A−, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Northeast SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Trumansburg Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- South Hill SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Russell I Doig Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Lansing Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Boynton Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Dryden High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Lansing High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Ithaca Senior High SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 14850 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
14850 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 14850 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 14850 suits
Common questions about living in 14850
Is 14850 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 14850 ranks 4,876th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, an educated workforce, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 14850 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,068. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $84,455 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 14850 safe?
14850 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 14850?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 17. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 27% of zip codes.
Is 14850 good for families?
Schools beat 93% of zip codes, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $1,317 a month.
Compare 14850 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 14850. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 14850 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.
14850 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 14850: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 14850: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 14850: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 14850: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
14850 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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