Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$405,800
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,682/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Orlando 39%
Conway
Orange County12,928 residentsOrange
61
C
Suburbgrade score
8th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
61
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Conway is like to live in, by category
Bars show Conway against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index102
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.82%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute26.6 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi6.8
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés38
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median household income$87,405
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment3.3%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations49%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Conway on amenities
Conway's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Winter Park7 mi from ConwayB 66 C+ Doctor Phillips10 mi from ConwayB 59 C Lake Mary18 mi from ConwayB− 68 B− Goldenrod8 mi from ConwayB− 57 C− Oviedo14 mi from ConwayB− 65 C+ Winter Garden16 mi from ConwayB− 57 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Conway
Is Conway, FL a good place to live?
Conway scores 61 out of 100, 8th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Conway expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $405,800, 10% above the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.82%. $1,682/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Conway?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Conway sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Conway is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Conway?
The mean commute is 26.6 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 6.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Conway?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 38 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Conway old or new?
The median home in Conway was built in 1975 — older than the Orlando median of 1995. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 93% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.