Living in Rock Hall, MD
Rock Hall is a small town of 1,215 people in Kent County, Maryland. It's about 23 miles from Baltimore, MD. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $902 a month.
1,215people
$262kTypical home
$902/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
17"Snow
233Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,215
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 23 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,652/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (397 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 13% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BWI airport
- 23 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 967 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 179 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: R+3 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.