ZIP Code 14739 — Friendship, New York

The median home in 14739 is valued at $65,900 against a median household income of $51,121, a price-to-income ratio of 1.3. That is far 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 Allegany County, 14739 ranks 6 of 24 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 1.5. Renting takes 20.9% of median household income (median rent $889 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

14739 ranks 1,452 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,564 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $61,634 Allegany County median. 83% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 30.2%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 5.3%.

With 31 residents per square mile across 81.1 square miles of land, 14739 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,350 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.