States › Maryland › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +2.1%, against +3.7% for the United States and +0.8% in 1997.
30,863 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (23,812 single-family), +18.9% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+2.1% Maryland index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
30,863 housing units permitted in 1998 23,812 single-family
23 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +2.4%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
Counties in 1998 Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Baltimore city +4.8% 64 64 0.1 Cecil County +4.7% 825 825 7.7 Caroline County +4.5% 159 159 4.7 Dorchester County +4.4% 92 92 2.7 Calvert County +4.2% 785 785 8.3 Kent County +3.9% 113 113 5.8 Garrett County +3.7% 209 209 7.4 Baltimore County +2.8% 1,818 1,818 2.1 Carroll County +2.7% 931 931 5.3 Anne Arundel County +2.5% 1,674 1,674 2.8 Frederick County +2.5% 1,762 1,762 5.8 Queen Anne's County +2.5% 349 349 6.4 Wicomico County +2.4% 413 413 3.9 Harford County +2.2% 1,729 1,729 6.5 Montgomery County +2.2% 3,548 3,548 3.3 Talbot County +2.2% 309 309 8.1 Worcester County +2.2% 531 531 9.8 Howard County +2.1% 1,648 1,648 4.9 Allegany County +2.0% 100 100 1.5 Charles County +2.0% 1,517 1,517 8.6 St. Mary's County +2.0% 920 920 7.9 Prince George's County +1.3% 3,622 3,622 3.7 Washington County +1.3% 638 638 4.0 Somerset County −0.5% 56 56 2.2
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 .