ZIP Code 14216 — Buffalo, New York

The median home in 14216 is valued at $260,700 against a median household income of $70,260, a price-to-income ratio of 3.7. That is above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Erie County, 14216 ranks 52 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 19.7% of median household income (median rent $1,152 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14216 ranks 1,036 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 706 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $75,465 Erie County median. 46% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 13.9%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 3.7%.

With 8,293 residents per square mile across 2.8 square miles of land, 14216 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 205 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.