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Moving to
Conway.
Conway is an unincorporated community in Orange County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Conway
Conway is an unincorporated community in Florida with a highly educated workforce and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Conway deals with rent well above the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, hot summers, and above-average rainfall.
The good
- Highly educated workforce
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
How Conway compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Conway
Based on Conway's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,364
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $67,280 a year
- 55% of Conway renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$81,160
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $40,580
- Homes cost 4.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 19% above US
$1,682/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,682 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $405,800. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $405,800 · 55% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
3.8% county unemployment
Unemployment in Orange County is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Orange County (county-wide)
Safety
404 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Conway doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Orange County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1424/100k · Policed by Orange County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
27 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 26.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 18% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 15% above US
42% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 42% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
4 public schools inside the boundary
There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (40 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Conway's strongest point is a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,682/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.
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