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The median home value in Hertford County, NC is $117,838 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.89% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$117,838
Year-over-Year
+3.89%
National Rank
#2877 of 3071
Hertford County ranks 96th out of 100 counties in NC by median home price, and is -49.7% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NC, the typical county has a median home value of $274,146, making Hertford County -57.0% below the NC state median.
Households here earn a median of $45,537 a year against a typical home value of $117,838 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 15% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hertford County recorded a violent crime rate of 652 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,229 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 6,907 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hertford County is $117,838. That's up 3.89% from a year earlier. That is about 49.7% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hertford County the 96th most expensive of 100 counties in North Carolina.
Median household income here is $45,537, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hertford County recorded 652 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 6,907 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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