ZIP Code 14427 — Castile, New York

The median home in 14427 is valued at $115,600 against a median household income of $63,571, a price-to-income ratio of 1.8. 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 Wyoming County, 14427 ranks 4 of 16 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.0. Renting takes 13.6% of median household income (median rent $721 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14427 ranks 1,204 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,417 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $69,399 Wyoming County median. 76% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 14.3%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 7.3%.

With 56 residents per square mile across 33.6 square miles of land, 14427 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,128 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.