Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hertford’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for history; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Hertford’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 24 minutes in North Carolina’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 8 of North Carolina’s 448 towns score lower on incomes. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. No town in North Carolina scores higher than Hertford on history. Hertford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hertford beats most towns.
Newbold-White HouseCensus counts: 369 in 1850, 1,934 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1825 and 3 maps from 1906 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hertford takes its name from Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, 3,760 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionHertford, settled in 1758, takes its name from Hertford, a large town in Hertfordshire, England.
1 more U.S. town is named after Hertford:Hartford, CT121,981
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Hertford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hertford, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hertford.
Since 1999, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hertford.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Perquimans County Schools. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Perquimans County High, with 556 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford GrammarLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 420 | B |
| Perquimans County HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 556 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
Hertford beats the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 44% of Hertford adults have high blood pressure, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 35%. 13% of adults binge drink in Hertford.
| Hertford | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hertford | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hertford has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 33° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Hertford for work: only 14% work in town. 25% of Hertford residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Hertford grew to 1,114 in 2023, 65 more than in 2013.
| Hertford | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hertford’s median rent is $613 a month. Typical home values rose 7.3% in the year to September 2026.
| Hertford | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $613 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Hertford; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Hertford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
6 places in Hertford on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Hertford is a town and the county seat of Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States. The current population of Hertford, North Carolina is 1,912 based on the 2020 census. The US Census estimates the 2021 population at 1,925. Hertford is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region and is part of both the Elizabeth City Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Hampton Roads region. It is named after the county town of Hertford, England.
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One town shares a border with Hertford.
Hertford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hertford reports no FBI crime data of its own. Winfall isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hertford with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
