Best Places29412, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29412, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
29412 ranks 4,480th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29412
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.
29412's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29412 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 29412 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$923 a month, better than only 42% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 44% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29412
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29412 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,941, 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 29412'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29412
29412'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 29412.
Who works in 29412, and how
Work in 29412 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 29412
29412 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes. The coast is about 12 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 29412 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29412, month by month
29412 sees roughly 105 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 29412
Charleston AFB/International sits about 12 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 29412
Schools across 29412 average an A, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stiles Point ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Harbor View ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camp Road MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- 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 29412 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29412 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 29412 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29412 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 67% of zip codes and health care access beats 93%.
Common questions about living in 29412
Is 29412 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29412 ranks 4,480th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, health care access, and population health, 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 29412 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $547,491. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $105,941 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 29412 safe?
29412 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29412?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 42. That works out to about 105 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of zip codes.
Is 29412 good for families?
Schools beat 96% of zip codes, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare 29412 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29412. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29412 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.
29412 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29412: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29412: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29412: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29412: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29412 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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