2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Conway, AR vs Raleigh, NC

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- The median age of a home in Conway is 12.5% younger than the median age of a home in Raleigh.
 Conway, ARRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Median Home Age242742
 Median Home Cost$207,100$427,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.1%23.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.42.2%70.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.56.1%122.8%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$6.8$8.9$11.0
 Homes Owned40.6%46.7%57.4%
 Housing Vacant9.1%9.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented50.3%43.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Conway, ARRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Average Rent$1,210$1,750$1,840
 Studio Apartment$790$1,240$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$800$1,280$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$920$1,450$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,230$1,780$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,470$2,350$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Conway, ARRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent4.6%3.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%2.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.2%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.1%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.8%2.3%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Conway, ARRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.7%1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.5%0.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.3%0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9992.5%0.5%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9993.4%0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.9%6.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99924.5%15.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99929.8%28.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9999.9%18.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.6%11.0%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9993.5%10.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.3%4.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991.0%1.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.5%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.1%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Conway, ARRaleigh, NCUnited States
 2015 and Newer1.1%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 201425.0%23.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200925.0%23.4%13.6%
 1990 to 199924.7%18.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.6%16.8%13.2%
 1970 to 19798.5%9.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196924.7%18.5%13.6%
 1950 to 19592.7%4.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.9%1.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.3%3.1%12.2%
Reviews for Conway    13 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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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  More

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It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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