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Maryland in 2008

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed −6.3%, against −4.5% for the United States and +1.6% in 2007.

13,018 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,927 single-family), −29.9% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−6.3%Maryland index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
13,018housing units permitted in 20088,927 single-family
2 of 24counties with a rising indexmedian county −4.8%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Garrett County+1.4%1841846.5
Allegany County+0.1%81721.2
Caroline County−2.1%91892.7
Baltimore city−2.5%1,0801531.9
Dorchester County−2.6%2491537.4
Somerset County−2.9%44441.8
Baltimore County−3.5%1,5285711.8
Kent County−3.5%1051055.4
Talbot County−3.5%3153158.2
Cecil County−3.7%5962545.6
Harford County−4.3%6365312.4
Wicomico County−4.3%3482083.3
Anne Arundel County−4.8%9748241.6
Worcester County−4.8%2301834.2
Carroll County−5.0%1961881.1
Queen Anne's County−5.1%1831833.4
Howard County−5.3%9476812.8
St. Mary's County−5.7%5554814.8
Calvert County−6.2%2522522.7
Washington County−7.5%3172252.0
Montgomery County−8.2%1,4769971.4
Charles County−8.4%7064354.0
Frederick County−8.5%6195352.0
Prince George's County−9.9%1,3061,2641.3

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Maryland by year020,00040,0001995: 26,576 units (23,194 single-family, 3,382 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

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.