Best Places29455, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29455, 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.
29455 ranks 7,625th 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 29455
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.
29455's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29455 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$124,722 median, better than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 29455 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Short commute29.2 minutes each way, better than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29455
A household needs to earn about $176,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29455 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $124,722, 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 29455's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 29455
29455 runs older than the country, 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 29455.
Who works in 29455, and how
Work in 29455 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 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 29455
29455 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 29455 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29455, month by month
29455 sees roughly 104 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 29455
Charleston AFB/International sits about 13 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 29455
Schools across 29455 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Angel Oak ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Mt. Zion ElementaryD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haut Gap MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- West Ashley HighA− · 64% proficient
- 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 29455 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29455 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 29455 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29455 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 66% of zip codes, health care access beats 91%, and it is quieter than 62%.
Common questions about living in 29455
Is 29455 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29455 ranks 7,625th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, an educated workforce, 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 29455 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $714,206. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $124,722 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 29455 safe?
Yes, 29455 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29455?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 42. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 29455 good for families?
Schools beat 69% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare 29455 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29455. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29455 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.
29455 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29455: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29455: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29455: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29455: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29455 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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