Best Places29915, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29915, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
29915 ranks 10,015th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29915
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.
29915's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29915 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 29915 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29915
A household needs to earn about $147,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29915 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $156,090, 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 29915's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 29915
29915 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 29915.
Who works in 29915, and how
Work in 29915 centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 23%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 55%
Life in 29915
29915 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 29915 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29915, month by month
29915 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 51° | 44° |
| April | 75° | 67° | 60° |
| July | 89° | 83° | 77° |
| October | 78° | 71° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 29915
The nearest airport, Hilton Head, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around 29915
Schools across 29915 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pritchardville ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Michael C. Riley ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Hilton Head Island ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bluffton MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Hilton Head Island MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Lady's Island MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Bluffton HighA · 72% proficient
- Beaufort HighA− · 61% proficient
- Hilton Head Island HighA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29915 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29915 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 29915 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29915
Is 29915 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29915 ranks 10,015th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 29915 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $576,400. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $156,090 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 29915 safe?
29915 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $895 per resident a year.
Compare 29915 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29915. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29915 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.
29915 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29915: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29915: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29915: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29915: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29915 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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