Best Places29492, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29492, 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.
29492 ranks 3,384th 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 29492
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.
29492's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29492 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 29492 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Short commute27.3 minutes each way, better than only 43% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29492
A household needs to earn about $234,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29492 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,545, 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 29492's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 29492
29492's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 29492.
Who works in 29492, and how
Work in 29492 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 29492
29492 has more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 29492 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29492, month by month
29492 sees roughly 100 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° | 57° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 78° | 68° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 29492
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 29492
Schools across 29492 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Daniel Island SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Philip Simmons ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Cainhoy ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas C. Cario MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Philip Simmons MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Philip Simmons HighA · 70% proficient
- Hanahan HighA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29492 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29492 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 29492 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29492
Is 29492 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29492 ranks 3,384th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, good schools, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29492 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $928,002. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $123,545 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 29492 safe?
Yes, 29492 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $326 per resident a year.
Compare 29492 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29492. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29492 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.
29492 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29492: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29492: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29492: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29492: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29492 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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