Best PlacesConaway, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Conaway, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Conaway ranks 47,278th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Conaway
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Conaway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Conaway ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$512 a month, better than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of towns
Where Conaway ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$40,312 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Conaway
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Conaway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,312, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Conaway's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Conaway
Conaway runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Conaway.
Who works in Conaway, and how
Work in Conaway centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Conaway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Conaway.
What the weather is like in Conaway, month by month
Conaway sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Conaway
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Conaway
Schools across Conaway average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverview Elementary/middleB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Grundy HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Conaway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Conaway measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Conaway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Conaway
Is Conaway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Conaway ranks 47,278th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Conaway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,993. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $40,312 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Conaway safe?
Conaway is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Conaway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Conaway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Conaway represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Conaway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Conaway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Conaway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Conaway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Conaway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Conaway detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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