ZIP Code 14222 — Buffalo, New York

The median home in 14222 is valued at $408,100 against a median household income of $83,692, a price-to-income ratio of 4.9. That is far 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, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the state. Within Erie County, 14222 ranks 55 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 16.7% of median household income (median rent $1,168 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14222 ranks 706 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 457 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $75,465 Erie County median. 38% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 63% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 9.4%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.6%.

With 12,867 residents per square mile across 1.2 square miles of land, 14222 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 162 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.