States › Maryland › 1996
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +1.5%, against +3.2% for the United States and +0.4% in 1995.
25,108 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,594 single-family), −5.5% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
+1.5% Maryland index, 1995–1996 US +3.2%
25,108 housing units permitted in 1996 22,594 single-family
21 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +1.7%
1,425,616 units permitted nationally in 1996
Counties in 1996 Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1996 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Garrett County +8.7% 222 222 7.8 Caroline County +6.0% 173 173 5.1 Queen Anne's County +5.5% 371 371 6.8 Worcester County +5.0% 602 602 11.1 St. Mary's County +4.5% 842 842 7.2 Dorchester County +3.6% 82 82 2.4 Carroll County +2.5% 1,198 1,198 6.8 Wicomico County +2.5% 379 379 3.5 Washington County +2.2% 604 604 3.8 Calvert County +2.1% 808 808 8.6 Cecil County +1.9% 623 623 5.8 Baltimore city +1.9% 70 70 0.1 Anne Arundel County +1.7% 2,429 2,429 4.0 Harford County +1.6% 1,644 1,644 6.2 Howard County +1.6% 1,686 1,686 5.0 Baltimore County +1.5% 1,924 1,924 2.3 Prince George's County +1.3% 3,072 3,072 3.2 Talbot County +1.1% 302 302 7.9 Charles County +1.0% 1,153 1,153 6.5 Frederick County +0.9% 1,491 1,491 4.9 Montgomery County +0.3% 2,616 2,616 2.4 Kent County −1.1% 99 99 5.1 Allegany County −1.7% 131 131 2.0 Somerset County −4.6% 73 73 2.9
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Maryland by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 26,576 units (23,194 single-family, 3,382 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 25,108 units (22,594 single-family, 2,514 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 25,966 units (21,063 single-family, 4,903 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 30,863 units (23,812 single-family, 7,051 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 29,757 units (24,167 single-family, 5,590 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 30,358 units (25,132 single-family, 5,226 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 29,059 units (23,708 single-family, 5,351 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 29,293 units (24,004 single-family, 5,289 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 29,914 units (23,398 single-family, 6,516 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 27,382 units (21,553 single-family, 5,829 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 30,180 units (22,909 single-family, 7,271 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 23,262 units (17,858 single-family, 5,404 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 18,582 units (13,232 single-family, 5,350 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 13,018 units (8,927 single-family, 4,091 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 11,123 units (8,133 single-family, 2,990 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 11,931 units (8,489 single-family, 3,442 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 13,481 units (8,362 single-family, 5,119 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 15,217 units (9,232 single-family, 5,985 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 17,918 units (10,667 single-family, 7,251 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 16,331 units (10,541 single-family, 5,790 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 17,057 units (11,108 single-family, 5,949 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 17,044 units (11,059 single-family, 5,985 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 16,224 units (12,384 single-family, 3,840 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 18,647 units (12,975 single-family, 5,672 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 18,491 units (12,053 single-family, 6,438 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 17,982 units (12,993 single-family, 4,989 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 18,496 units (12,520 single-family, 5,976 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 22,860 units (10,117 single-family, 12,743 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 18,453 units (10,490 single-family, 7,963 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 16,823 units (10,885 single-family, 5,938 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 13,358 units (9,345 single-family, 4,013 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Maryland by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .