Maryland · Census place 66275
Rising Sun town, MD
Quick answer
Rising Sun town has 2,756 residents, ranking #251 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $85,750, the median home is worth $289,200 and median gross rent runs $1,183 a month.
- Population
- 2,756Rising Sun town residents
- Median household income
- $85,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $289,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,183Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rising Sun town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rising Sun town median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 57.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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