Best Places29153, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29153, 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.
29153 ranks 27,280th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Crime pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 29153
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.
29153's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29153 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Short commute22.7 minutes each way, better than 72% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 70% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 29153 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29153
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29153 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,699, 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 29153's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29153
29153 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29153.
Who works in 29153, and how
Work in 29153 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 29153
29153 has more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 29153 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29153, month by month
29153 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 29153
The nearest airport, Florence Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29153
Schools across 29153 average a C−, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- High Hills ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Lower Lee ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Crosswell Drive ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Alice Drive MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Ebenezer MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Furman MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Crestwood HighB− · 45% proficient
- Lakewood HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Sumter High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29153 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29153 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 29153 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29153
Is 29153 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29153 ranks 27,280th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29153 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,949. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $72,699 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 29153 safe?
29153 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $963 per resident a year.
Compare 29153 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29153. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29153 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.
29153 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29153: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29153: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29153: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29153: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29153 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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