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Hertford is a small town of 1,618 people in Perquimans County, North Carolina. It's about 48 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $613 a month.
1,618people
$177kTypical home
$613/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
253Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,618
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 566 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 48 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,113/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (929 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to ORF airport
- 52 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perquimans County: R+39 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk