A typical Rock Hall home is worth about $364,000
Up 4.2% in a year, 15% below the Maryland typical home.
What kind of housing town is Rock Hall?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
10 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 10 new homes in Rock Hall in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $3.3 million to build. That's 8.2 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Maryland (2.4). Over the past 10 years, Rock Hall has permitted 38 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Rock Hall's population fell by 112 even though 52 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 24% of Rock Hall's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across Maryland: 2.5 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $959,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $959,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $684,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $485,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $650,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $710,000 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $558,000 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $995,000 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2007 | 53 | 53 | 0 | $10.2 million |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2003 | 229 | 229 | 0 | $20.3 million |
| 2002 | 211 | 211 | 0 | $18.7 million |
| 2001 | 220 | 220 | 0 | $16.9 million |
| 2000 | 210 | 210 | 0 | $16.2 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
A typical home costs 4.9 years of income
More than across Maryland (4.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $87K short of a typical Rock Hall home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360 a month here, $940 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Rock Hall’s typical property tax (1.29% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
75% of Rock Hall households own their home
Half of Rock Hall’s homes were built before 1973.
Maryland: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Up 19.1% in five years
Faster than Maryland (13.5%).
Show as a table
| January | Rock Hall | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $210,000 | $290,000 |
| 2018 | $222,000 | $301,000 |
| 2019 | $226,000 | $310,000 |
| 2020 | $241,000 | $322,000 |
| 2021 | $275,000 | $349,000 |
| 2022 | $316,000 | $384,000 |
| 2023 | $327,000 | $398,000 |
| 2024 | $338,000 | $412,000 |
| 2025 | $352,000 | $427,000 |
| 2026 | $359,000 | $429,000 |
| August 2026 | $364,000 | $428,000 |
A typical Rock Hall home worth $208K in September 2016 is worth about $364K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360
Renters already here pay a median of $595, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Kent County, MD): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Neighbors talk housing
What Rock Hall buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.