Rising Sun is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Rising Sun, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Rising Sun have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners make up 58 of every 100 households in Rising Sun
For every 100 workers, 4 work from home, beside 19 across MD. 26 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −2%. Rising Sun counts about 2,761 residents (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 35.5 (MD 39.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Rising Sun says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Rising Sun
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Rising Sun’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Rising Sun or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Rising Sun in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.