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A town of 1,208, settled in 1707.
The best of Rock Hall’s subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A− for walkability and cost of living. 43% of residents are 65 or older in Rock Hall, above both the Maryland town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On cost of living, just 9 of Maryland’s 328 towns do better. On civic life, just 3 of Maryland’s 98 towns do better. Rock Hall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rock Hall beats most towns.
Census counts: 221 in 1880, a low of 221 in 1880, 1,198 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1945 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Rock Hall is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rock Hall. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
23 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
19 mi MuseumNS Savannah
20 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
23 mi MuseumWalters Art MuseumM&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rock Hall, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Rock Hall.
Its public schools are run by the Kent County Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hall ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 198 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
At 2.5 per 1,000 residents, Rock Hall’s property crime rate is against 13.9 in Maryland’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Rock Hall’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Rock Hall | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Rock Hall has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Rock Hall for work: only 17% work in town. The average trip to work in Rock Hall is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Rock Hall fell to 421 in 2023, 29 fewer than in 2013.
| Rock Hall | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 3.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Rock Hall home is worth about $364,000, up 4.3% in a year, 14% below the Maryland typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rock Hall Civic Center | — | 7 |
| 2. Bayside Landing Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Ferry Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
83% of adults had a checkup this year in Rock Hall. Rock Hall beats the Maryland average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 6.4% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Rock Hall.
| Rock Hall | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Rock Hall | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 13.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 113 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rock Hall.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rock Hall
About 2 of every 100 Rock Hall residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Coastal flooding makes up 23% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Town in Maryland, United States
Rock Hall, is a waterfront town located directly on the National Chesapeake Scenic Byway in Kent County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rock Hall had a population of 1,198.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($80,147 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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