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In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +22.7%, against +12.4% for the United States and +17.4% in 2004.
30,180 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,909 single-family), +10.2% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
+22.7% Maryland index, 2004–2005 US +12.4%
30,180 housing units permitted in 2005 22,909 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +22.3%
2,155,316 units permitted nationally in 2005
Counties in 2005 Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2005 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Charles County +25.3% 1,309 931 7.4 Prince George's County +25.3% 3,425 3,255 3.5 Dorchester County +24.7% 490 338 14.6 Washington County +23.9% 1,945 1,447 12.3 Montgomery County +23.5% 3,591 1,700 3.3 St. Mary's County +23.5% 993 963 8.5 Anne Arundel County +23.2% 2,495 1,565 4.1 Calvert County +22.9% 488 488 5.2 Somerset County +22.9% 209 199 8.4 Howard County +22.8% 1,778 1,340 5.2 Frederick County +22.7% 1,872 1,414 6.2 Wicomico County +22.4% 1,003 828 9.4 Baltimore County +22.3% 1,936 1,514 2.3 Talbot County +22.3% 648 648 16.9 Carroll County +21.4% 809 723 4.6 Caroline County +21.2% 362 337 10.6 Baltimore city +21.0% 1,256 643 2.2 Kent County +20.7% 206 206 10.5 Harford County +20.3% 2,659 2,216 10.0 Worcester County +20.1% 1,121 712 20.6 Cecil County +19.7% 743 619 6.9 Queen Anne's County +18.5% 394 385 7.2 Garrett County +13.9% 334 334 11.8 Allegany County +11.4% 114 104 1.7
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 .