Housing data for Rising Sun, MD
Rising Sun, MD has an estimated 2,764 residents and 1,228 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Cecil County.
42.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,210 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,764 (±20)
- Housing units
- 1,228 (±152)
- Households that rent
- 42.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,210
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −1.0%
What stands out in Rising Sun
Households that rent: 42.1% (±8.1 points) in Rising Sun, higher than in Cecil County (24.7%).
Working from home: 3.7% (±2.7 points) in Rising Sun, lower than in Cecil County (12.4%).
Median real estate taxes: $3,888 (±$307) in Rising Sun, higher than in Cecil County ($3,068).
Median gross rent: $1,210 (±$152) in Rising Sun, lower than in Cecil County ($1,377).
- Renters and owners in Rising Sun
- Commute and cars in Rising Sun
- Property taxes in Rising Sun
- Median rent in Rising Sun
Housing in Rising Sun at a glance
- Median rent: $1,210 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,210 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 52.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 42.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $85,563 median household income
- Home values: $309,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,102 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,888 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 16.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 70.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 38.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 5.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 49.9% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 32.3 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 108 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −1.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Rising Sun against Cecil County, its state and the nation
| Rising Sun | Cecil County | Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,764 (±20) | 104,960 (exact) | 6,206,011 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,228 (±152) | 44,355 (±166) | 2,560,784 (±424) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 42.1% (±8.1 points) | 24.7% (±1.9 points) | 32.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,210 (±$152) | $1,377 (±$49) | $1,705 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $85,563 (±$35,583) | $92,007 (±$3,833) | $103,678 (±$597) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $309,100 (±$37,340) | $343,400 (±$8,810) | $419,900 (±$1,385) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,888 (±$307) | $3,068 (±$99) | $4,093 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 38.3% (±9.9 points) | 40.0% (±2.4 points) | 51.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 32.3 minutes (±4.1) | 28.5 minutes (±0.9) | 31.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 91.6% (±5.1 points) | 91.3% (±1.3 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 35.5 years (±4.0) | 40.6 years (±0.4) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Rising Sun covers 1.7 square miles of land, about 1,671 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Rising Sun has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,791 (±19) | 2,764 (±20) | −1.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,064 (±101) | 1,228 (±152) | +15.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,003 (±$114) | $1,210 (±$152) | +20.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $223,400 (±$11,885) | $309,100 (±$37,340) | +38.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $67,548 (±$8,338) | $85,563 (±$35,583) | +26.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,791 (±$102) | $2,102 (±$133) | +17.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,091 (±$304) | $3,888 (±$307) | +25.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 43.9% (±8.3 points) | 42.1% (±8.1 points) | −1.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 4.0% (±6.1 points) | 5.5% (±5.6 points) | +1.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Rising Sun
In 2025, the Rising Sun Police Department reported 108 violent and 683 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Cecil County, the departments that report recorded 208 violent and 1,087 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Rising Sun
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Nottingham Township | 2.5 mi | $1,323 | $281,900 | 17.6% |
| Nottingham | 3.5 mi | $1,314 | $329,400 | 13.4% |
| East Nottingham Township | 6.3 mi | $1,031 | $412,500 | 9.0% |
| Little Britain Township | 6.4 mi | $1,281 | $375,500 | 10.1% |
| Port Deposit | 6.6 mi | $1,229 | $278,600 | 50.7% |
| Oxford | 7.2 mi | $1,308 | $313,800 | 55.4% |
| Fulton Township | 8.2 mi | $1,403 | $262,500 | 20.0% |
| Lower Oxford Township | 8.2 mi | $1,284 | $372,800 | 9.4% |
Places in Maryland most like Rising Sun
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | $1,329 | $292,300 | $91,603 | 37.7% |
| Edgewood | $1,375 | $242,200 | $80,772 | 29.6% |
| Westminster | $1,476 | $337,600 | $86,219 | 43.5% |
| Centreville | $1,262 | $449,900 | $89,602 | 28.9% |
| Perryville | $916 | $295,200 | $77,733 | 34.3% |
| Smithsburg | $931 | $337,500 | $100,673 | 31.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Maryland.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Rising Sun, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Rising Sun, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Rising Sun
What is the average rent in Rising Sun, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rising Sun is $1,210 (±$152) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Rising Sun?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Rising Sun, MD is $911 (±$471) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Rising Sun rent-burdened?
52.7% of renting households in Rising Sun pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Rising Sun?
Rising Sun has an estimated 466 (±117) renting households, 42.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Rising Sun?
The median household income in Rising Sun is $85,563 (±$35,583) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Rising Sun, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $309,100 (±$37,340) for owner-occupied homes in Rising Sun (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Rising Sun growing?
In Rising Sun, the number of residents went from 2,791 in 2015–2019 to 2,764 in 2020–2024 (−1.0%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rising Sun town, Maryland
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rising Sun town, Maryland
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rising Sun town, Maryland
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rising Sun town, Maryland
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rising Sun town, Maryland
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rising Sun town, Maryland
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rising Sun town, Maryland
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Rising Sun Police Department (ORI MD0080700)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Rising Sun town, Maryland (place:66275, in state:24).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .