Best Places29456, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29456, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
29456 ranks 17,533rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in 29456
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.
29456's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29456 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 29456 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Short commute30.3 minutes each way, better than only 27% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29456
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29456 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,432, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 29456's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29456
29456 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29456.
Who works in 29456, and how
Work in 29456 centers on manufacturing 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 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 29456
The coast is about 33 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 29456, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29456, month by month
29456 sees roughly 82 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 29456
Charleston AFB/International sits about 8 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 29456
Schools across 29456 average a B−, better than 61% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Joseph R. Pye ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Fort Dorchester ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Alston MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Oakbrook MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Sangaree MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Ashley Ridge HighA · 78% proficient
- Fort Dorchester HighA · 69% proficient
- Rb Stall HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29456 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29456 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 29456 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29456 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 29456
Is 29456 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29456 ranks 17,533rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and what local pay buys, and lowest on disaster risk and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29456 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,149. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $85,432 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 29456 safe?
29456 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $432 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29456?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 38. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of zip codes.
Is 29456 good for families?
Schools beat 61% of zip codes, crime safety beats 45%, and childcare runs $912 a month.
Compare 29456 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29456. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29456 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.
29456 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29456: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29456: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29456: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29456: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29456 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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