ZIP Code 14217 — Buffalo, New York

The median home in 14217 is valued at $193,200 against a median household income of $72,205, a price-to-income ratio of 2.7. 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, 14217 ranks 25 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 16.1% of median household income (median rent $970 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14217 ranks 982 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 956 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $75,465 Erie County median. 67% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.1%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 5.5%.

With 7,052 residents per square mile across 3.2 square miles of land, 14217 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 226 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.