Best Places29331, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29331, 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.
29331 ranks 28,527th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 29331
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.
29331's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29331 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 29331 ranks low
- Household income$41,875 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29331
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29331 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $41,875, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 29331's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29331
29331 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 29331.
Who works in 29331, and how
Work in 29331 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 29331
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 29331.
What the weather is like in 29331, month by month
29331 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 29331
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29331
Schools across 29331 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Woodruff ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodruff MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodruff HighA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29331 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29331 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 29331 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29331
Is 29331 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29331 ranks 28,527th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29331 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,000. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $41,875 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 29331 safe?
29331 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
Compare 29331 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29331. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29331 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.
29331 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29331: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29331: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29331: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29331: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29331 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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