Conway — New Construction, Neighborhood Lake, Resort Amenities, $300Ks
Hillsborough is a newer family community in Conway, set in wooded surroundings and centered on a large neighborhood lake, with many homes built on larger-than-average lots overlooking the water. Its amenity package includes a resort-style pool, a clubhouse, pickleball and basketball courts, bocce and cornhole areas, a playground, and walking trails. New construction has come largely from Dream Finders Homes, with prices that generally sit in the $300Ks as of Q2 2026.
Hillsborough represents the newer, amenity-driven side of the Conway market. Rather than the historic character of downtown or the golf focus of Wild Wing Plantation, it offers what relocating families most often ask for: new construction, a strong amenity package, and a lake setting, at a value price point. The community is built among wooded surroundings and organized around a sizable neighborhood lake, with many homes positioned on larger lots to take in the water view.
The community fits a larger pattern in Conway, where growth along the Highway 501 corridor has pushed builders into the zone between the beach and the county seat. Hillsborough is among the more amenity-forward of those developments: for a buyer, the appeal is getting a current-construction home with a pool, clubhouse, and lake at a price that the same package would not buy a few miles closer to the ocean.
Much of the new construction has come from Dream Finders Homes, which offers a range of energy-efficient floor plans and customization options, with lots also available for buyers who want to build. That production-builder backbone keeps pricing accessible while delivering the modern, efficient homes that buyers leaving older Northern housing stock tend to want.
The lake and the wooded setting do a lot of the work distinguishing Hillsborough from a typical entry-level subdivision. Rather than a flat grid of homes, the community wraps its streets around a sizable central lake and keeps tree buffers in place, so a meaningful share of homes look out over water, and the walking and biking paths give residents somewhere to be outside without leaving the neighborhood.
Destination
Hillsborough (Q2 2026)
Typical price range
Generally in the $300Ks
Home character
Newer production single-family, many on larger lots
Water feature
Large central neighborhood lake
Primary builder
Dream Finders Homes (among others); lots available
HOA / amenities
HOA; resort pool, clubhouse, courts, playground, trails
Pricing is driven by floor plan, lot size, and lake position, since the homes are largely production-built to consistent standards. Lakefront and larger lots carry premiums. New-construction buying is its own discipline: the base price on a builder’s flyer is rarely the price paid — lot premiums, design-center upgrades, and builder incentives that often favor using a preferred lender over a price cut all move the final number. A buyer represented by their own agent from the first model visit is in a far better position to compare the true all-in cost and hold the builder to its commitments at closing. See the relocation guide for how Conway value compares to Northern markets.
Hillsborough is served by Horry County Schools and sits on the corridor between the Conway-area and Carolina Forest-area attendance zones. Depending on the exact address, a home in Hillsborough may feed Carolina Forest Elementary or a Conway-area elementary, Ten Oaks Middle or a Conway-area middle school, and Carolina Forest High School or Conway High School. The district opened Pine Island Elementary and Ten Oaks Elementary for the 2025-26 school year and redrawn elementary zone boundaries — confirm the current assignment for any specific address with Horry County Schools before you buy.
Hillsborough is a popular choice for buyers looking for newer homes, resort-style amenities, and a convenient location between Conway and Myrtle Beach. Buyers often compare it with the golf community of Wild Wing Plantation or the historic character of Historic Conway when deciding between new construction, golf living, or downtown charm. If you’re comparing communities across the area, the gated and golf communities guide is a helpful resource.
