Best Places29832, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29832, 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.
29832 ranks 28,125th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 29832
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.
29832's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29832 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 71% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 29832 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Household income$50,250 median, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29832
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29832 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,250, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 29832's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 29832
29832 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 29832.
Who works in 29832, and how
Work in 29832 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 29832
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 29832.
What the weather is like in 29832, month by month
29832 sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 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 | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 29832
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29832
Schools across 29832 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- W. E. Parker ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Saluda ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Ridge Spring-monetta ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saluda MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Johnston-edgefield-trenton MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Saluda HighB · 50% proficient
- Strom Thurmond HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29832 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29832 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 29832 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29832
Is 29832 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29832 ranks 28,125th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29832 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,766. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $50,250 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 29832 safe?
29832 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $761 per resident a year.
Compare 29832 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29832. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29832 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.
29832 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29832: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29832: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29832: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29832: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29832 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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