Hertford : North carolina

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 stretches 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.  Photo of postcard of Baptist Church from Massengill Postcard Collection, courtesy of Wikipedia and State Archives of North Carolina (public domain).

There are some active adult communities in the area (see link at top left).
Real Estate Values
 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. Zillow reported the median home price was $190,902 in mid-2021.  The median household income in the area is about $40,000.  High-end properties can be found in the local active adult community, Albemarle Plantation.

Agriculture, and Retail