ZIP 14207 vs ZIP 14213

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14207 (Buffalo, NY) and ZIP 14213 (Buffalo, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14207 has a population of 23,552 at 2,330 people per square mile, while ZIP 14213 has 24,465 at 4,181 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 14207 reports a median household income of $39,753 against $53,870 in ZIP 14213, with per-capita income of $22,142 vs $30,304. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.9% in 14207 and 35.3% in 14213. Poverty rate reads 32.3% vs 24.5%, and unemployment 7.0% vs 6.7% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $133,600 in 14207 versus $211,200 in 14213, with median rent of $964 and $1,100 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 35.0% vs 39.5%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.