Best Places29487, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29487, 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.
29487 ranks 19,732nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29487
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.
29487's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29487 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Household income$116,376 median, better than 88% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 29487 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute45.9 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29487
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29487 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $116,376; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 29487's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 29487
29487 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29487.
Who works in 29487, and how
Work in 29487 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 29487
The coast is about 35 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 29487, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29487, month by month
29487 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 29487
Charleston AFB/International sits about 18 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 29487
Schools across 29487 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Edith L. Frierson ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haut Gap MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Johns HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29487 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29487 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 29487 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29487
Is 29487 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29487 ranks 19,732nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, high incomes, and quiet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29487 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $511,982. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $116,376 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 29487 safe?
29487 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $479 per resident a year.
Compare 29487 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29487. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29487 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.
29487 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29487: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29487: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29487: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29487: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29487 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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