Best PlacesWhipper Barnoy, North Charleston, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston, 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.
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston ranks 5,528th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston
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.
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston ranks high
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$923 a month, better than 72% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,498, 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 Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston'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 Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston.
Who works in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston, and how
Work in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston, month by month
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston
Charleston AFB/International sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.2 million passengers in 2025, with 95 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston
Schools across Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston average a C−, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Meeting Street ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwoods MiddleD− · 15% proficient
- Morningside MiddleF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- North Charleston HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston 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 Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston
Is Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston ranks 5,528th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, transit, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,963. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $59,498 median income, cost of living beats 31% of neighborhoods.
Is Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston safe?
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,265 per resident a year.
Compare Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston 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.
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whipper Barnoy, North Charleston 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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