Best Places29405, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29405, 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.
29405 ranks 29,187th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29405
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.
29405's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29405 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Short commute19.5 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
Where 29405 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29405
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29405 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,684, 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 29405'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 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 29405
29405's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 29405.
Who works in 29405, and how
Work in 29405 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 29405
29405 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. The coast is about 17 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 29405 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29405, month by month
29405 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 29405
Charleston AFB/International sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.2 million passengers in 2025, with 95 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 29405
Schools across 29405 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Daniel Island SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Malcolm C. Hursey MontessoriC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwoods MiddleD− · 15% proficient
- Jerry Zucker Middle School Of ScienceD− · 15% proficient
- Morningside MiddleF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Academic Magnet HighA+ · 98% proficient
- Charleston School Of The ArtsA+ · 81% proficient
- Hanahan HighA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29405 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29405 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 29405 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29405 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 29405
Is 29405 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29405 ranks 29,187th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on disaster risk and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29405 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,361. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $63,684 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 29405 safe?
29405 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,108 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29405?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 38. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of zip codes.
Is 29405 good for families?
Schools beat 24% of zip codes, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare 29405 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29405. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29405 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.
29405 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29405: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29405: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29405: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29405: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29405 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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