Housing is Affordable; watch out for personal prop
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9/4/2014
We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more locations with trees, and some hilly areas provide views of the mountains, something that is tough to find in the flat prairie land of Dallas. However, there is a state income tax, and personal property taxes on your vehicles. For our two cars, one 3 years old and the other 2, each year we pay about $500-600. Sales tax on take-out and restaurant food is over 10%. Groceries are taxed as well. Gasoline is lower than most of the nation and everything else is probably comparable. We do have to travel to Little Rock (about 1/2 hour away) to go to a large mall, so that adds to the cost of shopping at times. However, being the home to three colleges/universities, there is a lot of growth and we have basics like Kroger, WalMart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe's, Chili's, TFIFridays, etc. Overall, it has been less expensive than Dallas despite the taxes and we love the smaller size of the area...and the lack of major traffic jams!
Linda | Conway, AR