Best Places29527, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29527, 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.
29527 ranks 24,376th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 29527
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.
29527's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29527 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 70% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 29527 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Household income$54,085 median, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29527
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29527 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $54,085; 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 29527's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29527
29527 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29527.
Who works in 29527, and how
Work in 29527 centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 29527
29527 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 29527 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29527, month by month
29527 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 29527
The nearest airport, Myrtle Beach International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29527
Schools across 29527 average a B, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Midland ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Forestbrook ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Waccamaw ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Forestbrook MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Black Water MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Aynor MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Carolina Forest HighA · 72% proficient
- Socastee HighA · 71% proficient
- Aynor HighA− · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29527 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29527 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 29527 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29527 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 29527
Is 29527 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29527 ranks 24,376th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, low crime, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29527 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,641. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $54,085 median income, cost of living beats 16% of zip codes.
Is 29527 safe?
Yes, 29527 is safer than 87% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29527?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 36. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 41% of zip codes.
Is 29527 good for families?
Schools beat 66% of zip codes, crime safety beats 87%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare 29527 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29527. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29527 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.
29527 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29527: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29527: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29527: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29527: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29527 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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