Best Places29301, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29301, 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.
29301 ranks 19,569th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29301
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.
29301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29301 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Short commute22.0 minutes each way, better than 76% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 29301 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29301
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,723, 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 29301's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29301
29301's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29301.
Who works in 29301, and how
Work in 29301 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 29301
29301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 29301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29301, month by month
29301 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 29301
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29301
Schools across 29301 average a C+, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- James H. Hendrix ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Anderson Mill ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- River Ridge ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boiling Springs MiddleB · 45% proficient
- R. P. Dawkins MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Fairforest MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Boiling Springs HighA · 71% proficient
- Spartanburg HighA− · 64% proficient
- James F. Byrnes HighA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29301 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 29301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29301 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 29301
Is 29301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29301 ranks 19,569th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on crime and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,362. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $66,723 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 29301 safe?
29301 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $675 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29301?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 34. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 29301 good for families?
Schools beat 51% of zip codes, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare 29301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29301 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.
29301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29301 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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