Best Places29306, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29306, 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.
29306 ranks 28,579th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in 29306
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.
29306's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29306 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Short commute22.7 minutes each way, better than 72% of zip codes
Where 29306 ranks low
- Household income$44,821 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29306
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29306 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $44,821; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 29306's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29306
29306 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29306.
Who works in 29306, and how
Work in 29306 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 29306
29306 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 29306 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29306, month by month
29306 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 29306
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29306
Schools across 29306 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pine St. ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Pauline-glenn Springs ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Meeting Street Academy-spartanburgB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mccracken MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- L. E. Gable MiddleB · 43% proficient
- R. P. Dawkins MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Spartanburg HighA− · 64% proficient
- Dorman HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29306 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29306 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 29306 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29306
Is 29306 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29306 ranks 28,579th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, fast internet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on low incomes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29306 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,997. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $44,821 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 29306 safe?
29306 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $860 per resident a year.
Compare 29306 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29306. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29306 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.
29306 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29306: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29306: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29306: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29306: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29306 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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