Best Places29407, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29407, 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.
29407 ranks 11,766th 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 29407
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.
29407's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29407 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 29407 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29407
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29407 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,219, 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 29407's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 29407
29407'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 29407.
Who works in 29407, and how
Work in 29407 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 29407
29407 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 85% of zip codes. The coast is about 17 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 29407 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29407, month by month
29407 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 76° | 66° | 58° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 76° |
| October | 79° | 69° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 29407
Charleston AFB/International sits about 7 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 29407
Schools across 29407 average an A−, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Orange Grove Charter SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Ashley River Creative Arts ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haut Gap MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific ArtC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- James Island Charter HighA · 78% proficient
- West Ashley HighA− · 64% proficient
- St. Johns HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29407 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29407 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 29407 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29407 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 60% of zip codes and health care access beats 76%.
Common questions about living in 29407
Is 29407 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29407 ranks 11,766th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, good schools, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk 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 29407 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $484,238. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $88,219 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 29407 safe?
29407 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $580 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29407?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 42. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of zip codes.
Is 29407 good for families?
Schools beat 89% of zip codes, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare 29407 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29407. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29407 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.
29407 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29407: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29407: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29407: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29407: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29407 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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