1 census tracts · pop 5,776 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Blythwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Piedmont, SC and houses 5,776 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 37%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 9.1/10.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 54% of renter households. The filing record is not thin: 585 evictions logged in this tract.
Average gross rent is $857, 14% above the Piedmont average of $749. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 34.8% of renter households. Judgments average 9.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 25% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Blythwood vs PiedmontHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Blythwood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Blythwood compare to Piedmont overall?
Blythwood scores 1.4 points higher than Piedmont overall (4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $857 vs $749.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blythwood?
Average gross rent in Blythwood is $857/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blythwood residents are renters?
25% of Blythwood households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Piedmont). The neighborhood has 5,776 residents.
Q5
How safe is Blythwood for landlords?
Blythwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Piedmont as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Blythwood?
Blythwood has 5,697 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
