A town of 2,764. Public schools that outperform most of Maryland.
The 3 things Rising Sun does most differently from other towns.
1907 · Birds eye view of Rising Sun, Cecil Cou…Where Rising Sun’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Rising Sun. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Rising Sun’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Sun Middle School | 6–8 | 592 | B |
The typical Rising Sun home is worth about $406,000, up 2.7% in a year, 5% below the Maryland typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 20% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Rising Sun for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Elkton (8%), Baltimore (5%) and Bel Air (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Rising Sun has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Rising Sun's reported crime rate is well below Maryland's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025.
Rising Sun beats the Maryland average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Rising Sun | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| More smokers | 15.8% | 10.9% |
0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Community Park of Rising Sun | — | 9 |
| 2. Triangle Dog Park and Trails | 0.1 mi | 4 |
| 3. Diddie Richardson Park | — | 2 |
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Rising Sun on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maryland, United States
Rising Sun is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rising Sun had a population of 2,740.
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