ZIP Code 14224 — Buffalo, New York

The median home in 14224 is valued at $219,800 against a median household income of $76,250, a price-to-income ratio of 2.9. That is in line with 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, 14224 ranks 34 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 16.9% of median household income (median rent $1,077 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14224 ranks 876 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 828 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $75,465 Erie County median. 76% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 7.7%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.8%.

With 2,035 residents per square mile across 20.2 square miles of land, 14224 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 413 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.