States › Maryland › 1999
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +2.8%, against +4.3% for the United States and +2.1% in 1998.
29,757 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,167 single-family), −3.6% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+2.8% Maryland index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
29,757 housing units permitted in 1999 24,167 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +2.4%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Baltimore city +5.3% 191 46 0.3 Talbot County +4.8% 290 290 7.6 Somerset County +4.7% 66 66 2.6 Queen Anne's County +4.1% 433 413 8.0 Montgomery County +3.7% 4,253 3,467 4.0 Dorchester County +3.5% 94 94 2.8 Worcester County +3.1% 720 505 13.2 Anne Arundel County +3.0% 3,633 2,727 6.0 Howard County +2.9% 2,295 2,003 6.8 Caroline County +2.6% 199 181 5.8 Harford County +2.4% 2,046 1,772 7.7 Kent County +2.4% 106 106 5.4 Washington County +2.4% 642 594 4.1 Frederick County +2.3% 2,667 2,151 8.8 Wicomico County +2.3% 523 389 4.9 Carroll County +2.1% 1,256 1,218 7.1 Allegany County +1.9% 86 79 1.3 Baltimore County +1.7% 3,752 2,307 4.4 St. Mary's County +1.7% 707 701 6.1 Charles County +1.5% 1,211 1,211 6.9 Cecil County +1.1% 750 697 7.0 Prince George's County +1.1% 2,615 1,959 2.7 Calvert County +0.5% 983 952 10.4 Garrett County +0.5% 239 239 8.4
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 .