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Blythewood is a big small town of 5,731 people in Richland County, South Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Columbia, SC and 70 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,731people
$385kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,731
- Part of a metro area
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to Columbia, SC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CAE airport
- 69 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: D+35 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk