Living in Conway, AR
Conway is a mid-size city of 67,642 people in Faulkner County, Arkansas. It's about 25 miles from Little Rock, AR and 141 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
67,642people
$252kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,642
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,450 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Memphis, TN
- 25 mi to Little Rock, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,590/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (477 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,848 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 27% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LIT airport
- 141 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 349 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 259 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 378 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Faulkner County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk