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Rising Sun is a small town of 2,764 people in Cecil County, Maryland. It's about 27 miles from Lancaster, PA and 40 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,764people
$309kTypical home
$1,210/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
19"Snow
233Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,764
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,671 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 27 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,949/mo)
- Median rent $1,210/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (853 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ILG airport
- 45 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 602 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 182 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cecil County: R+31 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk