The story of this market
The typical home in Rising Sun, Maryland sells for about $405,000, or $218 per square foot.
Prices are up +20.9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 8 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,210 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
MD · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rising Sun, Maryland
The Rising Sun housing market shows strong price appreciation and healthy demand, with a median sale price of $405,000. While inventory remains tight, the market is characterized by a stable, small-town environment that continues to attract buyers looking for value outside of major urban centers.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Rising Sun yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 26.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 1.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 13.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
- Great Wolf Lodge | Perryville47.3 mi
- Plumpton Park Zoo4.53.3 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.217.7 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park421.2 mi
- Maize Quest Fun Park - Official Listing4.621.9 mi
- Sight & Sound Theatres4.921.7 mi
- American Music Theatre4.823.8 mi
- Schaefer's Canal House4.517.7 mi
- Delaware Stadium4.616.9 mi
- Cecil County Dragway4.85.4 mi
- Great Wolf Lodge | Perryville47.3 mi
- Herr’s Snack Factory Tour & Gift Shop4.84.2 mi
- Plumpton Park Zoo4.53.3 mi
- Milburn Orchards4.613.3 mi
- Elk Neck State Park4.615.4 mi
- The Amish Village4.422.4 mi
- Amish Farm and House4.523.9 mi
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania4.820.3 mi
- Mt. Cuba Center4.822.9 mi
- Turkey Point Lighthouse4.717.4 mi
- Plumpton Park Zoo4.53.3 mi
- Elk Neck State Park4.615.4 mi
- Calvert Regional Park4.74.7 mi
- Susquehanna State Park4.78.2 mi
- Conowingo Fisherman's Park4.66.6 mi
- Bar Harbor RV Park and Marina4.419 mi
- The Island at Flying Point Marina4.120.6 mi
- Summit North Marina Inc4.321.7 mi
- Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbour4.817.1 mi
- Craft Haven Campground & Marina4.710.6 mi
- Wyncote Golf Club (Golf Shop)4.59.4 mi
- Bulle Rock Golf Course4.511.4 mi
- Inniscrone Golf Club3.916 mi
- Moccasin Run Golf Club4.515.7 mi
- Tanglewood Manor Golf Club4.513.4 mi
- Milburn Orchards4.613.3 mi
- ACME Markets4.115.4 mi
- Good's Store4.614.7 mi
- ShopRite of Aberdeen, MD4.113.5 mi
- ShopRite of Cardiff4.215 mi
- Wilmington Airport4.324.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
The town's historic core features preserved architecture that defines the local character and community identity.
Rising Sun is best suited for family buyers and individuals seeking a quiet, small-town lifestyle with access to regional employment centers. It appeals to those who prioritize community atmosphere over urban density and are looking for a more affordable entry point compared to larger metro hubs.
Rising Sun is served by the Cecil County Public Schools system, which provides standard public education for the town's residents. The district is generally characterized by its rural-suburban focus and community-oriented school environment.
The town is primarily accessible via regional highway corridors, with limited public transit infrastructure available within the town limits.
The town offers access to local parks and community-focused recreational spaces that serve as the primary amenity base for residents. Its location in Cecil County provides proximity to broader regional outdoor activities, including trails and water-based recreation.
The rental market in Rising Sun is characterized by limited inventory and a reliance on single-family housing stock. Vacancy pressure remains low due to the town's small size and steady demand from local workers.
The local economy is primarily driven by small businesses and services, with many residents commuting to larger employment centers in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Baltimore region.
Rising Sun functions as a small, historic town with limited large-scale industrial development, primarily serving as a residential community within Cecil County. Economic momentum is tied to regional employment hubs in the broader Baltimore-Wilmington corridor.
Development activity is currently focused on small-scale residential projects and maintaining the town's historic character.
Parcels in Rising Sun are subject to Cecil County Public Schools district taxes and standard municipal utility assessments.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Maryland) — Maryland Real Property Assessment and Taxation: Property is assessed at its phased-in use value. The tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the applicable state and local tax rates.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this city — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Researched annual trajectory for this city, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and ACS 5-year profiles.