The town of Conway, Pennsylvania, 1940
Conway’s story
124 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,483 in 1910, 2,168 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
- 1902Conway is settled
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,122
2025 Census estimate · −2.2% since 2020
Typical home
$204K
−0.6% in a year
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
47.2
years
Jobs based here
132
A commuter town
Is Conway a good place to live?
Conway’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and a B for cost of living. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Conway, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On history, just 171 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Conway has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestA−Walkability
What makes Conway stand out
Where Conway beats most towns.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Conway for work
Where Conway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
132jobs based in Conway
3%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Conway grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Conway is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 12 of 20; 7.6% of households have no carA−Open →HealthHeritage Valley Beaver 5.4 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & incomeC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingBOpen →SchoolsBeat 60% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2% conserved landB−Open →History1 notable person born hereCOpen →Civic life3.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 47.2; 23% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 69 attractions →Acrisure Stadium and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Conway. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
20 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
20 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
28 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
20 mi LandmarkFort PittSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Conway: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conway, and how to reach them.
PowerDuquesne Light23.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBorough of Conway water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpFridayTrash dayTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBeaver County Board of ElectionsBeaver County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2022
ZIP code1502715027 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Conway.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Conway’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Conway for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Conway fell to 132 in 2023, 66 fewer than in 2013. At $66,000, Conway’s median household income is below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
3%work in town
| Conway | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Conway3%
Pittsburgh11%
Cranberry Township8%
Moon Township4%
Center Township4%
11 mi
median commute distance
132
jobs based in Conway
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade B
The typical home in Conway is valued at about $204K
The typical Conway home is worth about $204,000, down 0.6% in a year, 29% below the Pennsylvania typical home. The median rent in Conway is $894 a month.
$204KZillow home value
| Conway | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $894 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 78% | 73% |
Typical home value
Conway$204K
Pennsylvania$287K
−0.6%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthC
Health in Conway trails 67% of U.S. towns
Conway beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Conway adults smoke cigarettes.
33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Conway | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better18 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Conway | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.5% | 30.4% |
Heritage Valley Beaver
5.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Conway, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Conway has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–40°
Spring40–62°
Summer60–83°
Fall44–64°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Conway
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.5%conserved
2.5%
conserved · 23 of 928 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conway Community Baseball Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Ed Gratty Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Conway
19pages on Conway
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Conway
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverUniversity or college · Public · Monaca3.1 mi$14,408 in-state tuitionCommunity College of Beaver CountyCommunity college · Public · Monaca3.5 mi$7,500 in-state tuitionTrinity Anglican SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ambridge5 mi
About 2 of every 100 Conway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Conway
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Conway is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. At the 2020 census, the borough had a total population of 2,168. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Conway is the site of the Conway Yard, a major railroad classification yard and locomotive facility owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway. From 1956 until 1980, it was the largest rail yard in the world.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1902
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 909 ft
- ZIP code
- 15027
- Area code
- 724
Conway’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Conway.
EconomyFreedomCenter TownshipNew Sewickley TownshipConway
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Economy | #463 | B+ | B | A− | C | B+ |
| Freedom | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Center Township | #315 | A− | B− | — | B | B |
| New Sewickley Township | #899 | C | C− | — | B | C+ |
Conway and Freedom have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Conway, Freedom, Center Township and New Sewickley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Conway with a neighbor →
Questions about Conway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Conway, PA expensive?
That is 2.7 years of the area's median household income ($75,762 across the Pittsburgh, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.