ZIP Code 14228 — Buffalo, New York

The median home in 14228 is valued at $246,100 against a median household income of $72,426, a price-to-income ratio of 3.4. That is above 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, 14228 ranks 48 of 59 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 20.9% of median household income (median rent $1,264 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14228 ranks 975 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 739 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $75,465 Erie County median. 54% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 16.0%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.7%.

With 1,531 residents per square mile across 15.9 square miles of land, 14228 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 444 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.