Best Places29601, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29601, 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.
29601 ranks 8,342nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29601
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.
29601's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29601 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 29601 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29601
A household needs to earn about $187,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29601 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,576, 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 29601's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 29601
29601'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 29601.
Who works in 29601, and how
Work in 29601 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 29601
29601 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 29601 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29601, month by month
29601 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 29601
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29601
Schools across 29601 average an A−, better than 85% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Augusta Circle ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Sterling SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Stone AcademyA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hughes Academy Of Science And TechnologyB+ · 50% proficient
- Greenville Middle AcademyB+ · 48% proficient
- Tanglewood MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenville Senior High AcademyA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29601 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29601 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 29601 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29601
Is 29601 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29601 ranks 8,342nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29601 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $746,668. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $77,576 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 29601 safe?
29601 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $832 per resident a year.
Compare 29601 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29601. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29601 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.
29601 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29601: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29601: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29601: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29601: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29601 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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