Best Places29615, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29615, 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.
29615 ranks 4,457th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on an educated workforce, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29615
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.
29615's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29615 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 29615 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 32% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29615
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29615 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $90,011; 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 29615's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 29615
29615'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 29615.
Who works in 29615, and how
Work in 29615 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 29615
29615 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 29615 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29615, month by month
29615 sees roughly 73 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 29615
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29615
Schools across 29615 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oakview ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Pelham Road ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Buena Vista ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverside MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Mauldin MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- League AcademyA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverside HighA · 74% proficient
- Wade Hampton HighA · 70% proficient
- Mauldin HighA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29615 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29615 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 29615 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 29615 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 29615
Is 29615 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29615 ranks 4,457th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, short commutes, and population health, and lowest on noise 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 29615 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,490. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $90,011 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 29615 safe?
29615 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 29615?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 33. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of zip codes.
Is 29615 good for families?
Schools beat 86% of zip codes, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare 29615 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29615. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29615 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.
29615 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29615: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29615: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29615: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29615: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29615 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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