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 above courtesy of NASA.  Photo of Hertford's famous 'S-Bridge, the last S-shaped swing bridge in the world courtesy of Wikipedia and Tyler Newman.

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 value was $148,100 in mid-2018.  The median household income in the area is about $30,000.  High-end properties can be found in the local active adult community, Albemarle Plantation.

Agriculture, and Retail