Best Places29414, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29414, 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.
29414 ranks 5,191st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29414
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.
29414's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29414 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 29414 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Short commute29.2 minutes each way, better than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29414
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29414 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $105,683; 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 29414's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29414
29414'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 29414.
Who works in 29414, and how
Work in 29414 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 29414
29414 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. The coast is about 23 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 29414 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29414, month by month
29414 sees roughly 84 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 29414
Charleston AFB/International sits about 6 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 29414
Schools across 29414 average an A, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Beech Hill ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Drayton Hall ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rollings Middle School Of The ArtsA+ · 78% proficient
- Haut Gap MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific ArtC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Ashley Ridge 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 29414 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29414 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 29414 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29414 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 29414
Is 29414 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29414 ranks 5,191st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, good schools, 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 29414 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $427,734. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $105,683 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 29414 safe?
Yes, 29414 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29414?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 38. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 49% of zip codes.
Is 29414 good for families?
Schools beat 93% of zip codes, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare 29414 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29414. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29414 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.
29414 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29414: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29414: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29414: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29414: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29414 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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