Best Places29107, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29107, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
29107 ranks 31,959th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29107
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
29107's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29107 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 29107 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute37.1 minutes each way, better than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29107
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29107 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,701, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 29107's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29107
29107 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29107.
Who works in 29107, and how
Work in 29107 centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 29107
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 29107.
What the weather is like in 29107, month by month
29107 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 29107
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29107
Schools across 29107 average a D−, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- A. L. Corbett MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29107 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29107 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 29107 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29107
Is 29107 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29107 ranks 31,959th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on crime and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29107 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,452. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $53,701 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 29107 safe?
29107 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,150 per resident a year.
Compare 29107 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29107. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29107 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
29107 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29107: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29107: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29107: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29107: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29107 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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