Best Places29469, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29469, 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.
29469 ranks 14,068th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29469
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.
29469's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29469 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 29469 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Short commute30.3 minutes each way, better than only 27% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29469
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29469 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,591, 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 29469'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 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 29469
29469 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 29469.
Who works in 29469, and how
Work in 29469 centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 29469
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 29469.
What the weather is like in 29469, month by month
29469 sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 66° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 29469
Charleston AFB/International sits about 23 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 29469
Schools across 29469 average a B−, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cane Bay ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Cross ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cane Bay MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Berkeley MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Cross HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29469 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29469 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 29469 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29469
Is 29469 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29469 ranks 14,068th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on disaster risk and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29469 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,748. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $80,591 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 29469 safe?
29469 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $414 per resident a year.
Compare 29469 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29469. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29469 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.
29469 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29469: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29469: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29469: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29469: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29469 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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