Living in Conway, PA
Conway is a small town of 2,195 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $894 a month.
2,195people
$179kTypical home
$894/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
194Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,195
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 21 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,126/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PIT airport
- 12 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,089 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 274 bars within 25 mi
- 344 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+21 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk