ZIP Code 14170 — West Falls, New York

The median home in 14170 is valued at $295,400 against a median household income of $112,665, a price-to-income ratio of 2.6. That is below 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, 14170 ranks 20 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 10.1% of median household income (median rent $950 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14170 ranks 342 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 632 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $75,465 Erie County median. 86% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 2.8%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 3.1%.

With 164 residents per square mile across 13.4 square miles of land, 14170 is less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 821 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.