Cost of Living in Blythewood
Blythewood runs genuinely the most expensive housing market of any market in this six-market batch, offset by the highest median household income ($94,167) and lowest poverty rate (4.83%) in the same batch.
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Learn moreHousing runs genuinely the most expensive in this batch
Blythewood's median sale price of $489,000 (Redfin, up 11.4% YoY) sits above every other market in this six-market batch -- above Chapin's $367,000-$442,000, Camden's $274,000, Irmo's $250,000, and West Columbia's $262,000.
The strongest income and lowest poverty rate in this batch
Median household income is $94,167 with a genuinely low 4.83% poverty rate -- both the strongest figures of any market in this six-market SC Midlands batch, a real offset to the higher housing cost.
A consistently sourced, real sales tax rate
Blythewood's combined sales tax rate is a consistently cited 8.00% (6% state + 1% Richland County + 1% special district), matching the Richland County portion pattern documented for Irmo elsewhere in this batch.
South Carolina's real two-bracket income tax applies as statewide context
Act 110's two-bracket structure (1.99% under $30,000 taxable income, 5.21% above) applies uniformly here as elsewhere in the state -- not a Blythewood-specific cost.
Key takeaways
- Housing runs genuinely the most expensive of any market in this six-market batch: $489,000 median sale price.
- Median household income ($94,167) and poverty rate (4.83%) are the strongest figures in this batch, offsetting some of the higher housing cost.
- Combined sales tax is a consistently sourced 8.00%.
- South Carolina's Act 110 two-bracket income tax applies as statewide context, not a local-specific cost.
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