Town Hall · Conway

Conway, NH town hall & government

Conway spent $27.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,654 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Conway's government.

Town budget

Where Conway's money goes

Spent
$27.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,654
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,589
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$10.2 million37%
Police
$4.4 million16%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million12%
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million5%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million4%
Fire
$569,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$396,0001%
Health & welfare
$159,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$3.1 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 86%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Conway collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Conway

Full-time staff
99
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
33 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time8 part
Fire
9 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
9 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Conway School District

Conway's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,104
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,524
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal

  • Local 72%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $24,104 per pupil, $12,551 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Conway pay

Typical tax bill
$4,087
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$314,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Conway's government

🏛️ Official websiteconwaynh.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Conway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Conway

Conway is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Chris Pappas. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Conway's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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