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Maryland in 2010

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

In 2010 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed −5.3%, against −5.1% for the United States and −11.1% in 2009.

11,931 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,489 single-family), +7.3% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.

−5.3%Maryland index, 2009–2010US −5.1%
11,931housing units permitted in 20108,489 single-family
0 of 24counties with a rising indexmedian county −7.1%
604,610units permitted nationally in 2010
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Counties in 2010

Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2010Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Montgomery County−1.3%1,8999091.8
Howard County−2.8%1,1519363.4
Allegany County−3.4%122561.8
Harford County−4.8%7717012.9
Anne Arundel County−5.1%1,7118642.8
Cecil County−5.3%3642963.4
Carroll County−5.5%1951951.1
Queen Anne's County−5.9%1671453.1
Baltimore County−6.0%1,2305951.5
Frederick County−6.0%9398443.1
St. Mary's County−6.1%4133993.5
Calvert County−7.1%2222202.3
Baltimore city−7.1%3691180.6
Garrett County−7.8%95953.3
Charles County−8.0%5765763.3
Wicomico County−8.1%1461421.4
Washington County−8.8%2561941.6
Kent County−9.5%61613.1
Somerset County−9.7%48481.9
Talbot County−9.7%1731734.5
Prince George's County−10.0%7077020.7
Worcester County−10.8%93931.7
Dorchester County−11.4%156604.6
Caroline County−11.5%67672.0

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.