ZIP Code 14001 — Akron, New York

The median home in 14001 is valued at $221,000 against a median household income of $73,786, a price-to-income ratio of 3.0. That is in line with the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and near the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Erie County, 14001 ranks 37 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 12.1% of median household income (median rent $744 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14001 ranks 940 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 826 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $75,465 Erie County median. 80% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 5.8%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 4.4%.

With 141 residents per square mile across 64.5 square miles of land, 14001 is less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 845 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.