States › Maryland › 2004
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +17.4%, against +9.2% for the United States and +7.8% in 2003.
27,382 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (21,553 single-family), −8.5% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
+17.4% Maryland index, 2003–2004 US +9.2%
27,382 housing units permitted in 2004 21,553 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +17.5%
2,070,077 units permitted nationally in 2004
Counties in 2004 Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2004 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Prince George's County +20.1% 1,948 1,875 2.0 Charles County +20.0% 1,000 1,000 5.7 Calvert County +19.5% 525 525 5.6 Carroll County +19.5% 1,040 732 5.9 St. Mary's County +19.2% 1,384 1,096 11.9 Howard County +19.1% 1,837 1,284 5.4 Anne Arundel County +18.8% 2,364 1,769 3.9 Frederick County +18.5% 1,773 1,718 5.9 Kent County +18.5% 221 221 11.3 Worcester County +18.5% 1,225 740 22.5 Caroline County +17.8% 316 316 9.3 Queen Anne's County +17.8% 362 356 6.6 Harford County +17.5% 1,836 1,430 6.9 Washington County +17.4% 1,368 1,211 8.7 Montgomery County +16.8% 3,821 2,376 3.6 Baltimore County +16.2% 2,103 1,497 2.5 Talbot County +15.8% 625 625 16.3 Cecil County +15.0% 811 678 7.6 Dorchester County +15.0% 423 363 12.6 Baltimore city +14.8% 740 433 1.3 Somerset County +14.4% 185 108 7.4 Wicomico County +13.7% 1,000 751 9.4 Garrett County +13.3% 355 349 12.5 Allegany County +6.9% 120 100 1.8
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 .