Selling a House in Rodgers Forge
Rodgers Forge is about 1,777 brick rowhouses that James Keelty and his sons built between 1931 and 1957, and it’s been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2009. So many houses share a builder, a plan and a block that buyers compare yours with the last few sales almost house for house. Condition, updates and your covenant paperwork decide where you land.
Updated November 2026
What Rodgers Forge homes have sold for
In the 12 months to November 11, 2026, 69 Rodgers Forge homes sold through Bright MLS, from $295,000 to $649,500, with a median of $425,000 and an average of 16 days on the market. That leaves out 8 sales in the newer townhome development, which I count separately because they’re new construction.
Source: Bright MLS, closed residential sales in Rodgers Forge, pulled November 11, 2026, excluding 8 new-construction townhome sales. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. I refresh these every few months.
Price against the right comparison
The oldest part of the neighborhood is small groups of English-style rowhouses built through the 1930s. After World War II, the Keelty sons finished it with longer rows, mostly Colonial Revival, done by the mid-1950s. Price yours against houses from the same era and the same spot in the row, end or interior, not against the neighborhood median.
The covenants
The James Keelty Company recorded covenants in every Rodgers Forge deed, and the Rodgers Forge Community Association (formally Rodgers Forge Community, Inc.) now enforces them. Its Architectural Committee approves or turns down changes to the outside of a house. The National Register listing doesn’t restrict what you do; the covenants do.
Before you list, gather the approval letters for any exterior work you or past owners did. If something went in without approval, sort it out before a buyer’s agent asks. The association’s current architectural guidelines (April 2024) are on rodgersforge.org.
What buyers and inspectors look at
- Basements and water: grading, downspouts and old drain lines
- Original wiring, plumbing and heat in houses that haven’t been updated
- Roofs, shared walls, and the porches and rear steps
- Kitchens and baths, since updated ones set the high end of the range
- An old oil tank, if the house ever heated with oil; see selling a Towson house with an oil tank
More on what’s worth fixing: what to fix before selling in Towson. Rodgers Forge is in Baltimore County, not the City; see City or County?
What I bring
Rodgers Forge is part of my home base, and I’ve run Property Management of Baltimore since 2014, so I can tell you what a repair costs before you decide whether to make it. Since 2023, my listings have sold for a median 103.6% of the original asking price, in a median of 6 days on the market. More on the neighborhood: the Rodgers Forge neighborhood guide and Rodgers Forge vs. Stoneleigh home prices.
Questions people ask
How much are Rodgers Forge homes selling for?
In the 12 months to November 11, 2026, 69 sold through Bright MLS from $295,000 to $649,500, with a median of $425,000 and an average of 16 days on the market, not counting 8 new-construction townhome sales.
Do I need covenant approval to sell?
Not to sell. But a buyer may ask whether past exterior work was approved, so have your Architectural Committee letters ready.
Does the National Register listing limit changes to my house?
Not by itself. The deed covenants, enforced by the Rodgers Forge Community Association, govern exterior changes.
Is Rodgers Forge in Baltimore City or Baltimore County?
Baltimore County, just north of the City line, with a Baltimore 21212 mailing address. County tax rates apply.
About Mike Fielder
Mike Fielder is a Baltimore Realtor and Sales Director of The Key Home Team at Cummings & Co. Realtors. Licensed since June 2016, he focuses on North Baltimore (Lake Evesham, Lake Walker, Cedarcroft, Hampden and Remington) and the Towson area. He works with buyers and sellers throughout Maryland and in parts of Pennsylvania, where he’s also licensed. He also serves as Vice President of the Lake Evesham Community Association.
Over his career, Mike has sold 190 homes worth more than $56 million. He’s backed by The Key Home Team, which has sold more than $375 million in real estate and closes about $30 million a year.
Mike founded Property Management of Baltimore in 2014, two years before getting his license, and still runs it. Managing rentals taught him what repairs really cost, which updates buyers pay for, and how to keep a deal moving when something breaks. Sellers get that judgment when deciding what to fix before listing. Buyers get it when they’re reading an inspection report.
A Towson University graduate, Mike keeps his approach simple: price from real recent sales, spend money only where it pays back, and compare offers by what the client actually keeps.
More from Mike: Towson on mikesellsbaltimore.com · Selling with Mike · Full bio
Thinking about selling in Rodgers Forge?
Get your home value, and I’ll show you the recent sales that match your era and your spot in the row. Or call me at 410-905-6678.
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