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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Blythewood, SC

2 county programs and 11 statewide.

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What’s local to Blythewood

No program run for Blythewood alone is listed. A home in Blythewood can use Richland County’s programs below, plus the South Carolina statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Columbia, about 15 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Richland

2 county programs

1 more program is for homes in Columbia. See them
  • Columbia — City Lender I - with Down Payment Assistance (City of Columbia)

The Blythewood market

Kinds of homes here

  • 90.5% single-family
  • 1.5% townhouse
  • 0% 2–4 units
  • 4.8% 5+ units
  • 3.3% mobile & other

About condos. None of Blythewood’s 2 local and county programs list condos as eligible. Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program lists single family. Richland County Home Ownership Assistance lists single-family detached dwelling located in unincorporated richland county, built after 1978..

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

6.4%

of Blythewood homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$92,400
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$94,167
Blythewood median household income

See the published limits for Richland County

Free help nearby

1 HUD-approved counseling agency within 15 miles

2 programs here ask for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across South Carolina and nationwide

73 statewide & federal programs

Blythewood questions

Does Blythewood have its own down payment program?

No program run for Blythewood alone is listed. A home in Blythewood can use the 2 programs that cover Richland County and the 11 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Blythewood?

None of Blythewood’s 2 local and county programs list condos as eligible. Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program lists single family. Richland County Home Ownership Assistance lists single-family detached dwelling located in unincorporated richland county, built after 1978.. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Richland County?

Each program sets its own. 12 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Richland County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Blythewood?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 1 agency is within 15 miles of Blythewood. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

29016

Sources: agency sites (June–August 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.