ZIP Code 14008 — Appleton, New York

The median home in 14008 is valued at $190,200 against a median household income of $68,452, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. 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 Niagara County, 14008 ranks 16 of 18 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.3. Renting takes 9.8% of median household income (median rent $559 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14008 ranks 1,077 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 970 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $73,463 Niagara County median. 78% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 3.8%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 1.0%.

With 60 residents per square mile across 24.8 square miles of land, 14008 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,102 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.