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Conway is a small town of 3,879 people in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It's about 48 miles from Lewiston, ME and 114 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,879people
$265kTypical home
$1,041/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
84"Snow
220Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,879
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 551 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Boston, MA
- 48 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
- Median rent $1,041/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,306 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 12% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PWM airport
- 47 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk