Hertford : North carolina

Hertford retirement communities
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What Hertford is like for active adults
Hertford is a small town located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.The population was 2,185 at the 2008 census.  Hertford is the county  seat of Perquiman county. This town in northeastern NC tretches from the Albemarle Sound to the Great Dismal Swamp, Perquimans means "Land of Beautiful Women."  Formerly a lumber center, agriculture is now the main industry.

There are some active adult communities in the area (see link at top right). It is hard to be accurate about median home prices in a town like Hertford because the area combines high-end waterfront active adult communities with low-end housing by some of the lower income locals. City-Data, for example, reports the median home price to be about $700,000 in mid 2009, although the median household income in the area is only $24,000. Average home value was just over $100,000 in 2007. Photo above courtesy of NASA.
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What is special about this retirement community
Great fishing and a low cost of living in North Carolina. Just 50 miles from Norfolk and its airport.  the famous disc-jockey Wolfman Jack is buried in Hertford, Catfish Hunter is the town's most famous resident.
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What is not special about this retirement community
Unless you are an outdoors person there is not a whole lot going on in Hertford. The town is bipolar in terms of residents -many lower income residents vs. higher income newer residents.
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What kinds of people like retiring here
Outdoors people - boaters, fishermen, golfers, and hunters will all like living in Hertford.
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Climate and Physical Environment
Hertford is located in northeastern NC along the Albemarle Sound. The average January low temperature is 33 and the average July high is 89.  The wettest month is August.
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Cultural environment
Head to Norfolk or Elizabeth City for cultural opportunities.
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Medical facilities
Chowan Hospital is 12 miles away in Edonton, Elizabeth City has a hospital which is 19 miles
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Transportation
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Town of Hertford
Hertford on Wikipedia
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Facts about HERTFORD
  • State: NC
  • Environment: Rural,Coastal,Small Town,
  • City Population: Less than 10,000
  • Median age of Population: 25-44
  • Avg Jan Temperature: 41-60
  • Median HH Income: 20,001-40,000
  • Average Home Price (MLS): $100,000-$200,000
  • Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: Less than 2000
  • Total Crime Index: 91-100 (slightly below average)
  • Cost of Living Index: 81-90 (low)
  • Culture Index: 81-90 (low)
  • State Sales Tax: No
  • State Income Tax: No
  • Name of the Guide: boomer1

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