Best Places29576, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29576, 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.
29576 ranks 15,414th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29576
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.
29576's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29576 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of zip codes
Where 29576 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29576
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29576 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,654, 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 29576's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29576
29576 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 29576.
Who works in 29576, and how
Work in 29576 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 29576
29576 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 6 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 29576 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29576, month by month
29576 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 75° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 89° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 78° | 68° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 29576
The nearest airport, Myrtle Beach International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29576
Schools across 29576 average an A−, better than 87% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- St. James ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Burgess ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Seaside ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waccamaw IntermediateA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- St. James HighA · 77% proficient
- Waccamaw HighA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29576 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29576 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 29576 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29576 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 29576
Is 29576 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29576 ranks 15,414th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29576 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $342,265. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $74,654 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 29576 safe?
Yes, 29576 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $327 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29576?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 38. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of zip codes.
Is 29576 good for families?
Schools beat 87% of zip codes, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $922 a month.
Compare 29576 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29576. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29576 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.
29576 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29576: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29576: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29576: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29576: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29576 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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