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ConwayNC

A town of 832. A typical home worth about $107K.

Population
832
−10% since 2010
Typical home
$107K
+6.7% in a year
Household income
$37K
median
Median age
28.5
years
Jobs based here
153
A commuter town

What makes Conway stand out

The 2 things Conway does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

832 people, and everyone knows the way

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Sunny
H 87° · L 66°

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Housing

A typical Conway home is worth about $107K

The typical Conway home is worth about $107,000, up 6.7% in a year, 68% below the North Carolina typical home.

$107KZillow home value

Typical home value

Conway$107K
North Carolina$335K
+6.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Conway’s public schools outperform 10% of North Carolina districts

The public schools Conway’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Conway Middle4–8259D
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Conway

Most working residents leave Conway for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Roanoke Rapids (7%), Jackson (5%) and Severn (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Conway5%
Roanoke Rapids7%
Jackson5%
Severn5%
Murfreesboro5%
23 mi
median commute distance
153
jobs based in Conway
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Conway has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

5″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–53°
Spring46–70°
Summer66–87°
Fall49–72°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Conway is

Conway beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

32 measures vs. North Carolina
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
What stands outConwayNC
More older adults who have lost all their teeth26.4%13.9%
More adults facing a utility shut-off12.9%8.1%
More adults facing food insecurity23.6%15.2%
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
16.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Conway is conserved land

2.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Conway: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,162 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Conway for work

Where Conway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Rapids 7% 5% → Jackson Jackson 5% 5% → Severn Severn 5% 5% → Murfreesboro Murfreesboro 5% 4% → Rocky Mount Rocky Mount 4% 3% → Ahoskie Ahoskie 3% Conway · 5% stay
153jobs based in Conway
5%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Conway

Town in North Carolina, United States

Conway is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Conway had a population of 752. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
752
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
105 ft
ZIP code
27820
Area code
252

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