ZIP Code 14220 — Buffalo, New York

The median home in 14220 is valued at $180,200 against a median household income of $68,337, 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, 14220 ranks 22 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 17.1% of median household income (median rent $974 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14220 ranks 1,079 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,023 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $75,465 Erie County median. 72% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 12.3%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 7.0%.

With 6,259 residents per square mile across 3.8 square miles of land, 14220 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 242 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.