Best Places29449, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29449, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
29449 ranks 26,397th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29449
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.
29449's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29449 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 29449 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29449
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29449 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,273, 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 29449's effective rate of 0.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 29449
29449 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29449.
Who works in 29449, and how
Work in 29449 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 29449
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 29449, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29449, month by month
29449 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 29449
Charleston AFB/International sits about 17 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 29449
Schools across 29449 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Minnie Hughes ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haut Gap MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Johns HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Baptist Hill HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29449 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29449 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 29449 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29449
Is 29449 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29449 ranks 26,397th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and good schools, 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 29449 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $426,786. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $66,273 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 29449 safe?
29449 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare 29449 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29449. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29449 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.
29449 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29449: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29449: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29449: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29449: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29449 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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