States › Maryland › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +0.8%, against +3.8% for the United States and +1.5% in 1996.
25,966 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (21,063 single-family), +3.4% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+0.8% Maryland index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
25,966 housing units permitted in 1997 21,063 single-family
23 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +1.8%
1,441,136 units permitted nationally in 1997
Counties in 1997 Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1997 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Allegany County +6.2% 154 154 2.3 Kent County +5.3% 106 106 5.4 Somerset County +5.3% 71 71 2.8 Dorchester County +3.6% 100 100 3.0 Talbot County +3.5% 266 266 7.0 Garrett County +2.9% 269 269 9.5 Harford County +2.9% 1,593 1,593 6.0 Washington County +2.6% 589 589 3.7 Caroline County +2.3% 167 167 4.9 Queen Anne's County +2.3% 388 388 7.1 Worcester County +2.2% 524 524 9.6 St. Mary's County +2.1% 866 866 7.4 Wicomico County +1.8% 329 329 3.1 Calvert County +1.5% 799 799 8.5 Carroll County +1.4% 791 791 4.5 Baltimore County +1.2% 2,041 2,041 2.4 Cecil County +1.1% 541 541 5.0 Anne Arundel County +1.0% 2,093 2,093 3.5 Baltimore city +1.0% 17 17 0.0 Howard County +0.8% 1,658 1,658 4.9 Frederick County +0.7% 1,438 1,438 4.7 Charles County +0.2% 1,155 1,155 6.5 Montgomery County +0.1% 2,333 2,333 2.2 Prince George's County −0.5% 2,775 2,775 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 .