States › Maryland › 2000
In 2000 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +6.7%, against +8.3% for the United States and +2.8% in 1999.
30,358 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,132 single-family), +2.0% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.
+6.7% Maryland index, 1999–2000 US +8.3%
30,358 housing units permitted in 2000 25,132 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +4.8%
1,592,267 units permitted nationally in 2000
Counties in 2000 Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2000 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Worcester County +11.0% 810 627 14.9 Montgomery County +10.1% 4,950 2,931 4.6 Dorchester County +8.7% 109 109 3.2 Baltimore city +8.6% 257 219 0.5 Queen Anne's County +8.5% 419 419 7.7 Talbot County +8.1% 339 339 8.9 Anne Arundel County +7.9% 3,078 2,470 5.1 Howard County +7.5% 2,182 1,631 6.4 Somerset County +6.8% 27 27 1.1 Garrett County +6.3% 253 253 8.9 Carroll County +5.1% 1,459 1,347 8.3 Frederick County +5.0% 2,747 2,695 9.1 Kent County +4.8% 334 334 17.1 Baltimore County +4.7% 2,707 2,068 3.2 Calvert County +4.7% 931 906 9.9 Caroline County +4.7% 154 154 4.5 Harford County +4.1% 1,702 1,546 6.4 Washington County +3.9% 721 559 4.6 Cecil County +3.7% 768 683 7.2 Wicomico County +3.4% 480 371 4.5 Prince George's County +2.9% 3,456 3,179 3.6 Charles County +2.8% 1,233 1,143 7.0 St. Mary's County +1.9% 1,163 1,043 10.0 Allegany County +0.5% 79 79 1.2
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 .