Town Hall · Conway

Conway, SC town hall & government

Conway spent $45.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,724 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Conway

Barbara Blain-BellamyMayorSince 2016 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Conway's money goes

Spent
$45.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,724
typical South Carolina cities: $1,686
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$64 per resident
Water & other utilities
$13.4 million29%
Administration & buildings
$9.7 million21%
Police
$7.4 million16%
Fire
$3 million7%
Sewer & trash
$3 million7%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million6%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$254,0001%
Interest on debt
$116,000<1%
Housing & development
$19,000<1%
Other
$4.4 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Other taxes & licenses 21%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Conway

Full-time staff
322
44 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
65
and 38 full-time firefighters
Police
75 full-time
Parks & libraries
27 full-time42 part
Administration & buildings
44 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
40 full-time1 part
Fire
39 full-time
Roads & transportation
26 full-time
Water & other utilities
21 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time
Other
45 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

Horry County School District

Conway's K–12 school district, shared with Atlantic Beach, Aynor, Briarcliffe Acres, Loris, Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,340
South Carolina: $15,090
Students
48,205
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$422.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal

  • Local 51%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,340 per pupil, $8,498 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
$1,024
a year · South Carolina typical $1,251
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · South Carolina 0.48%
Typical home value
$260,900
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 websiteconwaysc.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Conway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Conway

Conway is represented in Congress by Senators Tim Scott and Darline Graham and Representative Russell Fry. Henry McMaster 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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