Best Places29927, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 29927, 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.
29927 ranks 28,754th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 29927
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.
29927's strengths and weaknesses
Where 29927 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$553 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 29927 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 29927
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 29927 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,080, 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 29927's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 29927
29927 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 29927.
Who works in 29927, and how
Work in 29927 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 29927
29927 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 27 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 29927 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 29927, month by month
29927 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 29927
The nearest airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International, is about 13 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 29927
Schools across 29927 average a C−, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- River Ridge AcademyA · 62% proficient
- Pritchardville ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Esther F. Garrison School For The ArtsB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bluffton MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- H. E. Mccracken MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Coastal Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Bluffton HighA · 72% proficient
- May River HighA · 69% proficient
- Savannah Early College High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 29927 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
29927 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 29927 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 29927
Is 29927 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 29927 ranks 28,754th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk 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 29927 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,622. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $71,080 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 29927 safe?
29927 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $665 per resident a year.
Compare 29927 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 29927. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 29927 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.
29927 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 29927: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 29927: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 29927: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 29927: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
29927 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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