ZIP Code 14091 — Lawtons, New York

The median home in 14091 is valued at $240,800 against a median household income of $80,086, 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, 14091 ranks 39 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 26.0% of median household income (median rent $1,732 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14091 ranks 778 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 754 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $75,465 Erie County median. 85% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 26.6%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 3.6%.

With 63 residents per square mile across 22.3 square miles of land, 14091 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,091 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.