Best Places29477, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29477, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
29477 ranks 31,353rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 29477
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.
29477's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29477 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 29477 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Household income$48,586 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29477
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29477 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,586, 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 29477's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29477
29477 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 29477.
Who works in 29477, and how
Work in 29477 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 29477
29477 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 29477 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29477, month by month
29477 sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 29477
Charleston AFB/International sits about 37 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 29477
Schools across 29477 average a C+, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- William Memorial ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- St. George MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodland HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29477 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29477 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 29477 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29477
Is 29477 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29477 ranks 31,353rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29477 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,339. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $48,586 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 29477 safe?
29477 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $814 per resident a year.
Compare 29477 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29477. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29477 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.
29477 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29477: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29477: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29477: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29477: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29477 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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