Housing data for Rock Hall, MD
Rock Hall, MD has an estimated 1,215 residents and 929 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Kent County.
25.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $595 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,215 (±217)
- Housing units
- 929 (±151)
- Households that rent
- 25.5%
- Median gross rent
- $595
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −9.3%
What stands out in Rock Hall
Median gross rent: $595 (±$507) in Rock Hall, lower than in Kent County ($1,209).
Households without a vehicle: 12.5% (±6.2 points) in Rock Hall, higher than in Kent County (5.7%).
Median home value: $262,000 (±$38,024) in Rock Hall, lower than in Kent County ($330,900).
Average commute: 19.2 minutes (±4.0) in Rock Hall, lower than in Kent County (25.4 minutes).
Housing in Rock Hall at a glance
- Median rent: $595 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 43.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 25.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $74,597 median household income
- Home values: $262,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,883 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,377 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 12.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 57.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 56.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 12.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 66.4% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 19.2 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −9.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Rock Hall against Kent County, its state and the nation
| Rock Hall | Kent County | Maryland | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,215 (±217) | 19,346 (exact) | 6,206,011 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 929 (±151) | 10,363 (±62) | 2,560,784 (±424) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 25.5% (±7.0 points) | 27.5% (±3.6 points) | 32.4% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $595 (±$507) | $1,209 (±$89) | $1,705 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $74,597 (±$18,884) | $80,147 (±$6,687) | $103,678 (±$597) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $262,000 (±$38,024) | $330,900 (±$14,244) | $419,900 (±$1,385) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,377 (±$489) | $3,025 (±$247) | $4,093 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 56.7% (±11.8 points) | 52.0% (±4.9 points) | 51.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 19.2 minutes (±4.0) | 25.4 minutes (±2.0) | 31.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.0% (±2.5 points) | 85.0% (±3.1 points) | 92.4% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 61.4 years (±7.5) | 48.6 years (±0.9) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Rock Hall covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 938 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Rock Hall has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,340 (±228) | 1,215 (±217) | −9.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 994 (±106) | 929 (±151) | −6.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $823 (±$507) | $595 (±$507) | −27.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $185,100 (±$12,609) | $262,000 (±$38,024) | +41.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $38,871 (±$5,137) | $74,597 (±$18,884) | +91.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,552 (±$376) | $1,883 (±$262) | +21.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,601 (±$120) | $3,377 (±$489) | +29.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 35.5% (±8.3 points) | 25.5% (±7.0 points) | −10.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.7% (±6.2 points) | 12.7% (±18.9 points) | +9.0 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 Rock Hall
In 2025, the Rock Hall Police Department reported 0 violent and 249 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Kent County, the departments that report recorded 107 violent and 485 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Rock Hall
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestertown | 10 mi | $1,206 | $344,000 | 48.2% |
| Queenstown | 11 mi | $1,929 | $384,800 | 26.1% |
| Kingstown | 12 mi | $1,536 | $293,000 | 7.4% |
| Centreville | 12 mi | $1,262 | $449,900 | 28.9% |
| Stevensville | 12 mi | $1,771 | $481,200 | 22.2% |
| Chester | 13 mi | $1,878 | $487,400 | 28.9% |
| Edgemere | 13 mi | $1,300 | $372,600 | 11.7% |
| Grasonville | 13 mi | $1,622 | $459,600 | 21.0% |
Places in Maryland most like Rock Hall
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lake Park | $736 | $216,100 | $60,875 | 35.7% |
| Funkstown | $808 | $277,800 | $61,392 | 44.8% |
| La Vale | $871 | $170,800 | $77,500 | 16.5% |
| Hurlock | $755 | $202,700 | $58,511 | 31.9% |
| Pocomoke City | $836 | $199,000 | $53,203 | 40.2% |
| Deer Park | $850 | $159,600 | $52,500 | 21.6% |
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 Rock Hall, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $956 | $1,140 | $1,241 | $1,603 | $2,050 |
HUD income limits for Rock Hall, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,550 | $39,200 | $62,750 |
| 2 people | $26,900 | $44,800 | $71,700 |
| 3 people | $30,250 | $50,400 | $80,650 |
| 4 people | $33,600 | $56,000 | $89,600 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $60,500 | $96,800 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $65,000 | $103,950 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $69,450 | $111,150 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $73,950 | $118,300 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kent County, MD, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $112,000.
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 Rock Hall
Are renters in Rock Hall rent-burdened?
43.0% of renting households in Rock Hall 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 Rock Hall?
Rock Hall has an estimated 165 (±52) renting households, 25.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Rock Hall?
The median household income in Rock Hall is $74,597 (±$18,884) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Rock Hall, MD?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $262,000 (±$38,024) for owner-occupied homes in Rock Hall (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Rock Hall?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Rock Hall, MD is $1,883 (±$262) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Rock Hall?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Rock Hall, MD is $3,377 (±$489) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Rock Hall growing?
In Rock Hall, the number of residents went from 1,340 in 2015–2019 to 1,215 in 2020–2024 (−9.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rock Hall town, Maryland
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rock Hall town, Maryland
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rock Hall town, Maryland
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rock Hall town, Maryland
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rock Hall town, Maryland
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rock Hall town, Maryland
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Rock Hall town, Maryland
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Kent County, MD
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Kent County, MD
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Rock Hall Police Department (ORI MD0150400)
- 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 Rock Hall town, Maryland (place:67400, 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 .