ZIP Code 14621 — Rochester, New York

The median home in 14621 is valued at $83,300 against a median household income of $36,534, a price-to-income ratio of 2.3. 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 Monroe County, 14621 ranks 13 of 39 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.4. Renting takes 32.5% of median household income (median rent $989 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14621 ranks 1,547 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,546 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far below the $80,453 Monroe County median. 34% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 32.5%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 9.6%.

With 8,134 residents per square mile across 4.1 square miles of land, 14621 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 208 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.